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Enfermedad de la hemoglobina C
Definición:
Es un trastorno sanguÃneo que se transmite de padres a hijos y que lleva a un tipo de anemia, que hace que los glóbulos rojos se decompongan más temprano de lo normal.
Nombres alternativos:
Hemoglobina clÃnica C
Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:
La hemoglobina C es un problema que se presenta con la hemoglobina, la parte de los glóbulos rojos que transporta el oxÃgeno. Es un tipo de hemoglobinopatÃa ocasionada por un problema con un gen llamado beta globina.
La enfermedad ocurre con mayor frecuencia en personas de raza negra y hay mayor probabilidad de desarrollarla si alguien en la familia la ha padecido.
Referencias:
Goldman L, Ausiello D. Cecil Textbook of Medicine . 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2004.
Noble J. Textbook of Primary Care Medicine . 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2001.
- Fecha de revisión: 4/1/2007
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Mark Levin, MD, Hematologist and Oncologist, Newark, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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