An inherited disease of a group which result from damaging variations in the production of haemoglobin, e.g. sickle-cell anaemia.
Haemoglobinopathies refer to genetic disorders characterized by faulty production of the globin chains of haemoglobin—the oxygen-carrying substance in the blood. Examples of haemoglobinopathies include sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemias.