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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.

Thalassemia

(also thalassanemia), a familial hemolytic anemia, first detected in 1925 among inhabitants of the Mediterranean region. Thalassemia is caused by disturbances in hemoglobin synthesis.

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No references found			5 lakh Thalassemia Major Patients in Pakistan as compared to mere 1000 patients in UK and approximately 10% of Pakistans population is estimated to have Thalassemia traits (Thalassemia Minor) thus over 1. Legislation urged to prevent Thalassemia by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan) The thalassemia-minor conditions produce minimal decrements in the Hb concentration; whereas, thalassemia intermedia and thalassemia major may be associated with moderate to severe decreases in Hb concentration. Hemoglobinopathies and clinical laboratory testing by Abou-Diwan, Charbel; Young, Andrew N.; Molinaro, Ross J. / Medical Laboratory Observer At that point in time, we found out that Hussain was suffering from both scoliosis and Thalassemia major (a severe form of anaemia and oxygen depletion) which requires 280 milligrams of blood replacement every three weeks," said his father, Alaa Abdul Kareem. Iraqi children look forward to a brighter future by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)			Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial Thaddeus Stevens Thadingyut Thaer, Albrecht Daniel Thahash Thai Thai Language Thai Languages Thai Nguyen Thai Nguyen Uprising of 1917–18 Thailand Thailand Constitution Day Thailand Coronation Day Thailand, Gulf Thailand, Gulf of Thaipusam Thais Thaïs Thais Alexandrian Thakhin Koujto Hmain Thaksin Shinawatra thalamium Thalamus Thalassa Thalassemia thalassemia major thalassic Thalassinidea thalassocratic Thalassocratic Period Thalassocraton Thalassoid thalassophile element thalassophobia Thalattosauria Thalberg, Irving G Thalberg, Irving G. Thalberg, Sigismond Thales Thales of Miletus Thalia Thaliacea thalidomide thalline Thallium thallium acetate thallium bromide thallium carbonate thallium chloride thallium hydroxide thallium iodide			Thalasaemia Thalasemia Thalasemia Thalasemia Thalassa Thalassa thalassaemia thalassaemia thalassaemia Thalassaemia Association of Malaysia Thalassaemia International Federation thalassaemia major thalassaemia major thalassaemia major Thalassaemia minor Thalassaemia minor Thalassaemia minor Thalassaemias Thalassaemias Thalassaemias Thalassarche thalassemia thalassemia thalassemia thalassemia Thalassemia Action Group Thalassemia Clinical Research Network Thalassemia intermedia Thalassemia intermedia Thalassemia intermedia thalassemia major Thalassemia minor Thalassemia minor Thalassemia minor Thalassemia minor thalassemia syndrome thalassemia syndrome thalassemia syndrome Thalassemias Thalassemias Thalassemias thalassemic thalassemic thalassemic Thalassemic phenotype Thalassemic phenotype Thalassemic phenotype Thalasseus maximus Thalasseus sandvicensis Thalassian thalassic thalassic Thalassidion Thalassidion Thalassinian Thalassinida Thalassinidea Thalassinoides thalasso- thalassocracies thalassocracy

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Thalassemia (redirected from thalassemia major)

Thalassemia
(redirected from thalassemia major)