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thalassemia [‚thal·ə′sē·mē·ə] (medicine) A hereditary form of hemolytic anemia resulting from a defective synthesis of hemoglobin: thalassemia major is the homozygous state accompanied by clinical illness, and thalassemia minor is the heterozygous state and may not have evident clinical manifestations. Also known as Mediterranean anemia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Most patients have an underlying predisposition to infection, especially diabetes, renal disease, alcoholism, and thalassemia, but in the largest Indian case series 50% patients had no traditional risk factors, as with our patient (5). Extramedullary hematopoiesis of the middle ear in a patient with thalassemia. All the necessary medical technologies--IVF, screening of embryos for thalassemia and immune system genes, and transplantation of stem cells collected from umbilical cord blood--were available. |
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