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HEMOGLOBIN MOLECULAR STRUCTURE ADULT REFERENCE VALUE NEWBORN REFERENCE VALUE
A 2 a, 2 bchains >95% 20%
A 2 2 a, 2 dchains 1.5%–3.7% <1%
F 2 a, 2 gchains <2% 50%–85%
S Valine substituted for glutamic 0 0
acid in 6th position of bchain
C Lysine substituted for glutamic 0 0
acid in 6th position of bchain