Metahemoglobinemia

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Metahemoglobinemia

Nombres alternativos:

Enfermedad de la hemoglobina M; Deficiencia de reductasa en eritrocitos; Deficiencia generalizada de reductasa

Prevención:

Se recomienda la asesoría genética para las parejas con antecedentes familiares de metahemoglobinemia que estén pensando en tener hijos.

Referencias:

Jaffe ER, Hultquist DE. Cytochrome b5 reductase deficiency and enzymopenic hereditary methemoglobinemia. In: Scriver CR, Beaudet AL, Sly WS, et al, eds. The Metabolic and Molecular Basis of Inherited Disease . 7th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 1995:2267-2280.

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