A milder form of hemolytic anemia than sickle cell anemia. Caused by a single base mutation at codon#6 of the β-globin gene, changing glutamate to lysine. HbC is less soluble than HbA and tends to form crystals, reducing the deformability of RBC.

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1. A milder form of hemolytic anemia than sickle cell anemia. Caused by a single base mutation at codon#6 of the β-globin gene, changing glutamate to lysine. HbC is less soluble than HbA and tends to form crystals, reducing the deformability of RBC.