Hemoglobin, Sickle
Synonyms
Deoxygenated Sickle Hemoglobin
Deoxyhemoglobin S
Hemoglobin S
Hemoglobin SS
Hemoglobin, Deoxygenated Sickle
SS, Hemoglobin
Sickle Hemoglobin
Sickle Hemoglobin, Deoxygenated
An abnormal hemoglobin resulting from the substitution of valine for glutamic acid at position 6 of the beta chain of the globin moiety. The heterozygous state results in sickle cell trait, the homozygous in sickle cell anemia.