03-09-2015, 10:11 AM
Hydrops fetalis occurs in the setting of a certain type of thalassemia. What is the underlying mechanism leading to this event?
(A) Excess α-globin chains binding tighter to oxygen
(B) Excess α-globin chains binding weaker to oxygen
© Excess β-globin chains binding tighter to oxygen
(D) Excess β-globin chains binding weaker to oxygen
(E) Excess gamma-globin chains binding tighter to oxygen
(F) Excess gamma-globin chains binding weaker to oxygen
(A) Excess α-globin chains binding tighter to oxygen
(B) Excess α-globin chains binding weaker to oxygen
© Excess β-globin chains binding tighter to oxygen
(D) Excess β-globin chains binding weaker to oxygen
(E) Excess gamma-globin chains binding tighter to oxygen
(F) Excess gamma-globin chains binding weaker to oxygen