hereditary methemoglobinemia

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Ernesto M

 

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December 30, 2015

 

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It is a condition in which hemoglobin (the molecule in blood that carries oxygen) is defective and cannot carry oxygen. Iron molecules are normally present in hemoglobin in the chemically "reduced" state. Only in this state can they carry oxygen. In methemoglobinemia, the heme iron is in the "oxidized" state in which it is chemically impossible for it to carry oxygen...
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Only in this state can they carry oxygen. In methemoglobinemia, the heme iron is in the "oxidized" state in which it is chemically impossible for it to carry oxygen. Reduced molecules prevent normally oxidized molecules from delivering oxygen normally. The defective hemoglobin is called methemoglobin (metHb)...
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