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alpha-Thalassemia(Topical Term)

Preferred form: alpha-Thalassemia
Used for/see from:
  • n: A-Thalassemia
  • n: Alpha Thalassemia
  • Hemoglobin H Disease
  • Thalassemia-alpha
  • n: Disease, Hemoglobin H
  • n: Thalassemia alpha
  • n: Thalassemia, Alpha
  • n: alpha-Thalassemias
See also:

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

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.

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

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