Hb E Features
Amino acid substitution:
Glutamic acid by lysine
Disease:
Hemoglobin scientific formula:
Hb E:
Trait:
a
2
bb
68 glu - lys
a
2
b
68 glu - lys
Incidence:
30% in Southeast Asia
P. Falciparum
develops slower in Hb EE cells than Hb
AE cells or Hb AA cells