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Descriptor English: Hemoglobinopathies
Descriptor Spanish: Hemoglobinopatías
Descriptor hemoglobinopatías
Scope note: Grupo de trastornos hereditarios que se caracterizan por alteraciones estructurales en la molécula de hemoglobina.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hemoglobinopatias
Descriptor French: Hémoglobinopathies
Entry term(s): Hemoglobinopathy
Tree number(s): C15.378.420
C16.320.365
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006453
Scope note: A group of inherited disorders characterized by structural alterations within the hemoglobin molecule.
Annotation: do not confuse with HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL (D12): use term in the text; coord IM with specific abnormal hemoglobin (IM) but HEMOGLOBIN C DISEASE; THALASSEMIA (hemoglobin H disease) & ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL (hemoglobin S disease) are available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
Related: Hemoglobins, Abnormal MeSH
DeCS ID: 6603
Unique ID: D006453
NLM Classification: WH 190
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Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2001/07/25
Hemoglobinopathies - Preferred
Concept UI M0010129
Scope note A group of inherited disorders characterized by structural alterations within the hemoglobin molecule.
Preferred term Hemoglobinopathies
Entry term(s) Hemoglobinopathy



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