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Enfermedad de la hemoglobina C - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Hemoglobina clínica C

Definición:

Es un trastorno sanguíneo que se transmite de padres a hijos y que lleva a un tipo de anemia, que ocurre cuando los glóbulos rojos se decomponen antes de lo normal.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La hemoglobina C es un tipo anormal de hemoglobina, la proteína en los glóbulos rojos que transporta el oxígeno. Es un tipo de hemoglobinopatía. La enfermedad es ocasionada por un problema con un gen llamado beta globina.

La enfermedad ocurre con mayor frecuencia en personas de raza negra. Uno es más propenso a padecer esta enfermedad si alguien en la familia la ha tenido.

Células sanguíneas

Reviewed last on: 2/5/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Steinberg MH. Sickle cell disease and associated hemoglobinopathies. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 167.

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