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Hemoglobinopathy

MedGen UID:
42400
Concept ID:
C0019045
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Haemoglobinopathies; Hemoglobin disorder
SNOMED CT: Hemoglobinopathy (80141007); Hemoglobin disease (80141007); Hemoglobin disorder (80141007); Globin abnormality (80141007)
 
Related genes: HBB-LCR, HBB, HBA2, HBA1
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0044348

Definition

An inherited disorder characterized by structural alterations of a globin chain within the hemoglobin molecule. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Carson JL, Stanworth SJ, Guyatt G, Valentine S, Dennis J, Bakhtary S, Cohn CS, Dubon A, Grossman BJ, Gupta GK, Hess AS, Jacobson JL, Kaplan LJ, Lin Y, Metcalf RA, Murphy CH, Pavenski K, Prochaska MT, Raval JS, Salazar E, Saifee NH, Tobian AAR, So-Osman C, Waters J, Wood EM, Zantek ND, Pagano MB
JAMA 2023 Nov 21;330(19):1892-1902. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.12914. PMID: 37824153
Mo YD, Delaney M
Clin Lab Med 2021 Mar;41(1):1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2020.10.001. PMID: 33494878
Onimoe G, Rotz S
Cleve Clin J Med 2020 Jan;87(1):19-27. Epub 2020 Jan 2 doi: 10.3949/ccjm.87a.18051. PMID: 31990651

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Blankenhorn K, Strumph K
Neoreviews 2024 Nov 1;25(11):e720-e728. doi: 10.1542/neo.25-11-e720. PMID: 39482242
Premawardhena AP, Madushanka HDP
Hemoglobin 2022 Jan;46(1):71-73. doi: 10.1080/03630269.2022.2025826. PMID: 35950586
Mo YD, Delaney M
Clin Lab Med 2021 Mar;41(1):1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2020.10.001. PMID: 33494878
Kattamis A, Forni GL, Aydinok Y, Viprakasit V
Eur J Haematol 2020 Dec;105(6):692-703. Epub 2020 Sep 21 doi: 10.1111/ejh.13512. PMID: 32886826Free PMC Article
Jamwal M, Sharma P, Das R
Indian J Pediatr 2020 Jan;87(1):66-74. Epub 2019 Dec 10 doi: 10.1007/s12098-019-03119-8. PMID: 31823208

Diagnosis

Manthei DM, Li SH, Keren DF, Gherasim C
Clin Chem 2021 Sep 1;67(9):1293-1294. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvab049. PMID: 34470038
Baghbanian SM, Mahdavi Amiri MR, Majidi H
Pract Neurol 2021 Jun;21(3):243-245. Epub 2021 Apr 14 doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2020-002895. PMID: 33853856
Merkeley H, Bolster L
CMAJ 2020 Oct 13;192(41):E1210. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.191613. PMID: 33051316Free PMC Article
Jamwal M, Sharma P, Das R
Indian J Pediatr 2020 Jan;87(1):66-74. Epub 2019 Dec 10 doi: 10.1007/s12098-019-03119-8. PMID: 31823208
Farashi S, Harteveld CL
Blood Cells Mol Dis 2018 May;70:43-53. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2017.09.004. PMID: 29032940

Therapy

Carson JL, Stanworth SJ, Guyatt G, Valentine S, Dennis J, Bakhtary S, Cohn CS, Dubon A, Grossman BJ, Gupta GK, Hess AS, Jacobson JL, Kaplan LJ, Lin Y, Metcalf RA, Murphy CH, Pavenski K, Prochaska MT, Raval JS, Salazar E, Saifee NH, Tobian AAR, So-Osman C, Waters J, Wood EM, Zantek ND, Pagano MB
JAMA 2023 Nov 21;330(19):1892-1902. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.12914. PMID: 37824153
Fu B, Liao J, Chen S, Li W, Wang Q, Hu J, Yang F, Hsiao S, Jiang Y, Wang L, Chen F, Zhang Y, Wang X, Li D, Liu M, Wu Y
Nat Med 2022 Aug;28(8):1573-1580. Epub 2022 Aug 4 doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01906-z. PMID: 35922667
Singh SA, Bakshi N, Mahajan P, Morris CR
Expert Rev Hematol 2020 Nov;13(11):1165-1173. Epub 2020 Oct 15 doi: 10.1080/17474086.2020.1830370. PMID: 33034214Free PMC Article
Azar S, Wong TE
Med Clin North Am 2017 Mar;101(2):375-393. Epub 2016 Dec 14 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2016.09.009. PMID: 28189177
Olivieri NF, Brittenham GM
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2013 Jun 1;3(6) doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a011767. PMID: 23732853Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Agarwal AM, Rets AV
Clin Lab Med 2024 Sep;44(3):441-453. Epub 2024 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2024.04.006. PMID: 39089750
Kattamis A, Forni GL, Aydinok Y, Viprakasit V
Eur J Haematol 2020 Dec;105(6):692-703. Epub 2020 Sep 21 doi: 10.1111/ejh.13512. PMID: 32886826Free PMC Article
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Inj Prev 2020 Oct;26(Supp 1):i3-i11. Epub 2020 Jan 15 doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043286. PMID: 31941758Free PMC Article
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Clinical prediction guides

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Recent systematic reviews

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