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Abnormal mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

HP:0025546

What it means

A deviation from the normal range of the average amount of hemoglobin per red blood cell (27 to 31 picograms/cell). A reduced mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) may indicate a hypochromic anemia, but the MCH may be normal if both the total hemoglobin and the red blood cell count are reduced.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Abnormal MCH · Abnormal MCHC · Abnormal mean corpuscular haemoglobin · Abnormal mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration · Abnormal mean corpuscular Hb concentration

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.