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Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital > Thalassemia > alpha-Thalassemia
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Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Hematologic Diseases > Hemoglobinopathies > Thalassemia > alpha-Thalassemia
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Hemoglobinopathies > Thalassemia > alpha-Thalassemia

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alpha-Thalassemia  

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Entry terms

  • Alpha Thalassemia
  • A-Thalassemia
  • Disease, Hemoglobin H
  • Hemoglobin H Disease
  • Thalassemia alpha
  • Thalassemia, Alpha
  • Thalassemia-alpha

Note

  • do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

Scope note

  • A disorder characterized by reduced synthesis of the alpha chains of hemoglobin. The severity of this condition can vary from mild anemia to death, depending on the number of genes deleted.

History note

  • 93; was see THALASSEMIA 1988-92; HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE was see THALASSEMIA 1982-92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017085

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