Hemoglobin electrophoresis test

Foreword: Hemoglobin electrophoresis test is a special blood test that is used to detect and measure different types of hemoglobin in the blood. Hemoglobin is a type of protein that is inside red blood cells. The function of hemoglobin is to transport oxygen to the tissues and organs of the body. Most genetic mutations lead to the production of unfavorable hemoglobins, and this unfavorable (defective, abnormal) hemoglobin causes a decrease in oxygen transport to the tissues and organs of the body and causes problems. It becomes physical abundance.

Types of hemoglobin

Hemoglobin is divided into hundreds of different types. Some of the most important ones are:

Hemoglobin F
It is also called fetal hemoglobin. This type of hemoglobin is found in developing fetuses and infants and is replaced by hemoglobin A in normal individuals immediately after birth.
Hemoglobin A
It is also referred to as adult hemoglobin. This type of hemoglobin is the most common type of hemoglobin found in children and healthy adults.
Hemoglobin C, D, E, S
There are rare types of abnormal hemoglobins that arise due to genetic mutations.
Normal levels of hemoglobin types in hemoglobin electrophoresis test
The values ​​recorded in the hemoglobin electrophoresis test indicate different percentages of the types of hemoglobin in the blood, and these values ​​are different in children and adults.

Normal level of hemoglobin in children
Most of the hemoglobin in the blood of newborns is the type of hemoglobin F, which is found in the fetus. Hemoglobin F still accounts for the majority of hemoglobin in the blood of newborns. When the baby reaches the age of one year, the amount of hemoglobin F is very small.