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Haemoglobin Types

Haemoglobin has 4 globin chains.

The composition determines the type of haemoglobin.

HbA2 = about 2% of adult = "2 is a Double " = DELTA

HbF = "Fetus is Growing" = GAMMA

Submitted by: Hemantha Rajapakse

Reference: Steve Yentis et al. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care A - Z, II Edition. Oxford, Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 2000, 242.

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