Genetic mechanisms underlying regulation of hemoglobin mass.

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Hemoglobin, the sole carrier of oxygen to tissues, accounts for most cytoplasmic protein of the erythrocyte, an enucleate cell lacking protein synthesizing machinery and with limited energy metabolism. While a number of genetic mechanisms can result in decreased hemoglobin concentration in the blood, this review concentrates on those that lead to increased hemoglobin mass, i.e. polycythemia or erythrocytosis....

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