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1. Thalassemia
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Thalassemia is an blood disorder passed down through families (inherited) in which the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. The disorder results in excessive destruction of red blood cells ...• Reviewer: Todd Gersten, M.D., Hematology/Oncology, Palm Beach Cancer Institute,West Palm Beach, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital; and David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
2. Thalassemia : Alpha thalassemia
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Alpha thalassemia is the result of changes in the genes for the alpha globin component of hemoglobin. There are two main types of alpha thalassemia disease: hemoglobin H disease and alpha thalassemia major. The two diseases are quite different fro...• Author: Jennifer Bojanowski M.S., C.G.C Expand your search to include all of U.S. News
3. Alpha Thalassemia -- Schneider Children's Hospital
Persons with hemoglobin H disease are at increased risk to have a child with alpha thal major, since they carry one #16 chromosome with an alpha chain two gene deletion (cis deletion). Alpha thalassemia is caused by mutations in the alpha chain... http://www.schneiderchildrenshospital.org/peds_html_fixed/peds/hematology/thala...
4. Alpha Thalassemia -- The Cornell Physician Group
Persons with hemoglobin H disease are at increased risk to have a child with alpha thalassemia major, since they carry one #16 chromosome with an alpha chain two gene deletion (cis deletion). Alpha thalassemia is caused by mutations in the alpha... http://wo-pub2.med.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/PublicA.woa/4/wa/viewHContent...
5. atr-x : X-Linked Alpha Thalassemia M/R Syndrome
Most affected boys have alpha thalassemia, a form of anemia resulting from a defect in the production of a component of hemoglobin called alpha globin. Not all boys with ATR-X syndrome have Alpha Thalassemia; however, 85% of them do. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/atr-x/ |
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