Hemoglobin Nomenclature
Type of hemoglobin:
Designated
by letters of alphabet:
Hb A
Hb A2
Hb A
Type of hemoglobin variants:
Designated
by geographical region and grouping on electrophoretic
pattern:
Hb C
- Harlem
Hb O
- Arab
Scientific name of hemoglobins:
Designated
by types of globin chains present and amino acid
substitutions:
Hb S
trait:
Hb S
disease:
A2bb 6 glu
- val
A2b2 6 glu
- val