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Preferred term

beta-Globins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Members of the beta-globin family. In humans, they are encoded in a gene cluster on CHROMOSOME 11. They include epsilon-globin, gamma-globin, delta-globin and beta-globin. There is also a pseudogene of beta (theta-beta) in the gene cluster. Adult HEMOGLOBIN is comprised of two ALPHA-GLOBIN chains and two beta-globin chains.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • beta-Globin
  • Non-alpha Globin Chain, Unspecified

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-V00X3MB1-H

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