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1. thal·as·se·mi·a

   /ˌTHaləˈsēmēə/

   noun

   • 1. any of a group of hereditary hemolytic diseases caused by faulty hemoglobin synthesis, widespread in Mediterranean, African, and Asian countries.

   Word Origin 1930s: from Greek thalassa ‘sea’ (because the diseases were first known around the Mediterranean) + -emia.

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3. Thalassemia - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalassemia

   Thalassemias are genetic disorders. [2] There are two main types, alpha thalassemia and beta thalassemia. [7] The severity of alpha and beta thalassemia depends on how many of the four genes for alpha globin or two genes for beta globin are missing. [2]

4. Alpha-thalassemia - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-thalassemia

   Alpha-thalassemia (α-thalassemia, α-thalassaemia) is a form of thalassemia involving the genes HBA1 and HBA2. Thalassemias are a group of inherited blood conditions which result in the impaired production of hemoglobin, the molecule that carries oxygen in the blood.

5. Beta thalassemia - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_thalassemia

   Beta thalassemia trait (also known as beta thalassemia minor) involves heterozygous inheritance of a beta-thalassemia mutation and patients usually have borderline microcytic, hypochromic anemia and they are usually asymptomatic or have mild symptoms.

6. Delta-beta thalassemia - Wikipedia

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   Delta-beta thalassemia is a rare form of thalassemia in which there is a reduced production of hemoglobin subunit delta and hemoglobin subunit beta and raised levels of hemoglobin subunit gamma. It is an autosomal recessive disorder.

7. Sickle cell-beta thalassemia - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle_cell-beta_thalassemia

   Sickle cell-beta thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder. The disease may range in severity from being relatively benign and like sickle cell trait to being similar to sickle cell disease.

8. Hemoglobin H disease - Wikipedia

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   Hemoglobin H disease, also called alpha-thalassemia intermedia, is a disease affecting hemoglobin, the oxygen carrying molecule within red blood cells. It is a form of Alpha-thalassemia which most commonly occurs due to deletion of 3 out of 4 of the α-globin genes.