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alpha-Globins MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
alpha-Globins
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.124.400.434.320
D12.776.422.316.762.403.320
Unique ID
D055542
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055542
Scope Note
Members of the alpha-globin family. In humans, they are encoded in a gene cluster on CHROMOSOME 16. They include zeta-globin and alpha-globin. There are also pseudogenes of zeta (theta-zeta) and alpha (theta-alpha) in the cluster. Adult HEMOGLOBIN is comprised of 2 alpha-globin chains and 2 beta-globin chains.
Entry Term(s)
alpha 1-globin
alpha-1 Globin
alpha-2 Globin
alpha-Globin
Registry Number
0
Previous Indexing
Globins (1968-2008)
Public MeSH Note
2009; for ALPHA-GLOBIN see GLOBINS 1988-2008
History Note
2009
Date Established
2009/01/01
Date of Entry
2008/07/08
Revision Date
2009/07/21
alpha-Globins Preferred
alpha-1 Globin Narrower
alpha-2 Globin Narrower
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