fetal hemoglobin
noun
: a hemoglobin variant that predominates in the blood of a newborn and persists in increased proportions in some forms of anemia (such as thalassemia)
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Before birth a fetus with the disease has healthy red blood cells because fetal hemoglobin (HbF) is dominant at that point and is unaffected by the sickle cell mutation.
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Ambroise Wonkam, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Since the 1990s, clinicians have observed that sickle cell patients with higher levels of fetal hemoglobin tend to live longer.
—Charlotte Hu, Vox, 6 May 2024
The procedure can essentially be a cure for many, freeing people from sickle cell’s painful episodes and frequent blood transfusions—and the life-changing treatment is based on Orkin’s research identifying the genes that regulate fetal hemoglobin.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
Scientists want to reactivate the effective fetal hemoglobin in adult blood cells.
—Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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Ambroise Wonkam, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Since the 1990s, clinicians have observed that sickle cell patients with higher levels of fetal hemoglobin tend to live longer.
—Charlotte Hu, Vox, 6 May 2024
The procedure can essentially be a cure for many, freeing people from sickle cell’s painful episodes and frequent blood transfusions—and the life-changing treatment is based on Orkin’s research identifying the genes that regulate fetal hemoglobin.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
Scientists want to reactivate the effective fetal hemoglobin in adult blood cells.
—Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Fetal hemoglobin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetal%20hemoglobin. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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