A disorder characterized by reduced synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin. There is retardation of hemoglobin A synthesis in the heterozygous form (thalassemia minor), which is asymptomatic, while in the homozygous form (thalassemia major, Cooley's anemia, Mediterranean anemia, erythroblastic anemia), which can result in severe complications and even death, hemoglobin A synthesis is absent.

Descriptor ID	D017086
MeSH Number(s)	C15.378.071.141.150.875.150 C15.378.420.826.150 C16.320.070.875.150 C16.320.365.826.150
Concept/Terms	beta-Thalassemia beta-Thalassemia Microcytemia, beta Type Microcytemias, beta Type Type Microcytemia, beta Type Microcytemias, beta beta Type Microcytemia beta Type Microcytemias beta Thalassemia Thalassemia, beta Thalassemias, beta beta Thalassemias Thalassemia, beta Type Thalassemias, beta Type Type Thalassemia, beta Type Thalassemias, beta beta Type Thalassemia beta Type Thalassemias Thalassemia Intermedia Thalassemia Intermedia Intermedia, Thalassemia Intermedias, Thalassemia Thalassemia Intermedias Thalassemia Minor Thalassemia Minor Thalassemia Minor (beta-Thalassemia Minor) Minor, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Minor) Minors, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Minor) Thalassemia Minor (beta Thalassemia Minor) Thalassemia Minors (beta-Thalassemia Minor) Hemoglobin F Disease Hemoglobin F Disease Disease, Hemoglobin F Thalassemia Major Thalassemia Major Anemia, Erythroblastic Anemias, Erythroblastic Erythroblastic Anemia Thalassemia Major (beta-Thalassemia Major) Major, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Major) Majors, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Major) Thalassemia Major (beta Thalassemia Major) Thalassemia Majors (beta-Thalassemia Major) Mediterranean Anemia Anemias, Mediterranean Mediterranean Anemias Anemia, Cooley's Anemia, Cooley Anemia, Cooleys Cooley's Anemia Anemia, Mediterranean

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