Entrez gene ID | | 3045 |
Official gene symbol | | HBD |
Full name | | hemoglobin, delta |
Aliases | | ,-, |
Gene summary | | The delta (HBD) and beta (HBB) genes are normally expressed in the adult: two alpha chains plus two beta chains constitute HbA, which in normal adult life comprises about 97% of the total hemoglobin. Two alpha chains plus two delta chains constitute HbA-2, which with HbF comprises the remaining 3% of adult hemoglobin. Five beta-like globin genes are found within a 45 kb cluster on chromosome 11 in the following order: 5'-epsilon--Ggamma--Agamma--delta--beta-3'. Mutations in the delta-globin gene are associated with beta-thalassemia. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 11 Locus: 11p15.5 |
Gene position | | 5255858 - 5254059 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 1800 bp |
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