Description of the disease * EnglishPolish Pobierz sekcję do PDF Definition A rare hemoglobinopathy characterized by the presence of hemoglobin variants with structural abnormalities in the globin portion of the molecule which lead to auto-oxidation of heme iron, resulting in methemoglobinemia. Patients present with cyanosis for which no treatment is necessary. Mode of inheritance is autosomal dominant. Disease data Classification Disease Synonyms M hemoglobinopathy Choroba hemoglobiy M Dziedziczna methemoglobinemia z powodu mutacji hemoglobiny Hemoglobinopatia M ORPHA code 330041 OMIM code 617973 ICD10 code D74.0 ICD11 code - *Soruce Extended description of the disease Pobierz sekcję do PDF No additional description. Orphanet - interntowa baza danych dotyczących rzadkich chorób i sierochych leków. ©INSERM 1999 - Dostępna na stronie www.orphanet.pl