Medical Dictionary

beta globin

noun

Medical Definition of BETA GLOBIN

:  the chain of hemoglobin that is designated beta and that when deficient or defective causes various anemias (as beta-thalassemia or sickle-cell anemia)

Variants of BETA GLOBIN

beta globin also β–glo·bin \-ˈglō-bən\

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