GLOBIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does globin mean? 

• GLOBIN (noun)
  The noun GLOBIN has 1 sense:

1. a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells

  Familiarity information: GLOBIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLOBIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

globin; haematohiston; hematohiston

Hypernyms ("globin" is a kind of...):

simple protein (a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed)

Holonyms ("globin" is a substance of...):

haemoglobin; Hb; hemoglobin (a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues)

 Context examples 

A form of alpha thalassemia that results from reduced protein production from three of the four alpha-globin genes.

(Hemoglobin H Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition in which a person is heterozygous for a globin gene, with a one normal allele and one defective allele.

(Hemoglobin Trait, NCI Thesaurus)

An inherited disorder characterized by structural alterations of a globin chain within the hemoglobin molecule.

(Hemoglobinopathy, NCI Thesaurus)

A state in which both beta-globin alleles code for a C or E variant but which leads to such minor changes to the hemoglobin that it does not cause disease.

(Homozygous Hemoglobin C or E, Non-Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

A genetic hematologic disorder characterized by partial or complete absence of the alpha globin chains of the heme molecule.

(Alpha Thalassemia, NCI Thesaurus)

A severe and rare form of alpha thalassemia characterized by the absence of alpha globin chains.

(Hemobglobin Bart's Hydrops, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition in which a person has reduced protein production from two of the four alpha-globin alleles.

(Alpha Thalassemia Trait, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition in which a person has reduced protein production from one of the four alpha-globin alleles.

(Alpha Thalassemia Silent Carrier, NCI Thesaurus)

Alpha-globin transcription factor CP2 (502 aa, ~57 kDa) is encoded by the human TFCP2 gene.

(Alpha-Globin Transcription Factor CP2, NCI Thesaurus)

A heterozygous state in which a person has a mutation in a beta globin allele causing beta thalassemia, together with other structural variants in the other allele.

(Beta Thalassemia Plus Structural Variants, NCI Thesaurus)