HBZ

Description

The HBZ (hemoglobin subunit zeta) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 16.

HBZ refers to Hemoglobin subunit zeta, also known as HBAZ, Hemoglobin zeta chain, or Zeta-globin.

The zeta chain is a type of alpha globin protein found in embryonic hemoglobin, a form of hemoglobin present in developing mammals.

HBZ is also known as HBAZ, HBZ-T1, HBZ1.

Associated Diseases

• hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin-sickle cell disease syndrome
• alpha thalassemia-intellectual disability syndrome type 1
• alpha-thalassemia-myelodysplastic syndrome
• hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia syndrome
• delta-beta-thalassemia
• hemoglobin D disease