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hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin

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Disease Overview

The persistence of substantial fetal hemoglobin production into adulthood, usually associated with hemoglobinopathies due to mutations in the alpha and/or beta chain of hemoglobin.

Synonyms

  • Disease, Haemoglobin F
  • Disease, Hemoglobin F
  • HEMOGLOBIN F DIS
  • HPFH - Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin
  • HPFH - Hereditary persistence of foetal haemoglobin
  • Haemoglobin F Disease
  • Hb F disease
  • Hemoglobin F Disease
  • Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Hemoglobin
  • Hereditary Persistence of Foetal Haemoglobin
  • Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin
  • Hereditary persistence of foetal haemoglobin
  • hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin
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Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man (OMIM) has a summary of published research about this condition and includes references from the medical literature. The summary contains medical and scientific terms, so we encourage you to share and discuss this information with your doctor. OMIM is authored and edited at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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