Hemoglobin C disease

Hemoglobin C disease is also a disease caused by point mutations in the globin gene and the substitution of certain amino acids on the beta; -globin chain by another amino acid, which changes the properties and functions of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin C is an abnormal hemoglobin in which the beta; -globin gene is mutated so that the glutamic acid at position 6 of the beta; globin chain is replaced by lysine.

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