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1. Thalassemia (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
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. Beta Thalassemia (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Beta thalassemia is an inherited disorder that affects the beta globin (protein molecules) chains. These chains are required for the synthesis of hemoglobin A (a compound in the blood that carries oxygen to the cells and carbon dioxide away from the...• Author: Laith F. Gulli MD, Tanya Bivens BS

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3. Mediterranean Anemia -- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
In people with Thalassemia, the genes that code for hemoglobin are missing or variant (different than the normal genes). People with thalassemia have an inherited blood disorder that causes mild or severe.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Thalassemia/Thalassemia_WhatIs.html

4. Beta Thalassemia (Cooley's Anemia) (Adult - Hematology & Blood Disorders) -- University of Virgin...
Beta thalassemia is caused by mutations in the beta chain of the hemoglobin molecule. Thalassemia major is inherited by an autosomal recessive gene, which means that two copies of the gene are necessary to produce the condition, one inherited...
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/adult_blood/beta.cfm

5. Cooley's Anemia (Beta Thalassemia) -- Schneider Children's Hospital
Beta thalassemia is caused by mutations in the beta chain of the hemoglobin molecule. Specific treatment for beta thalassemia major or Cooley's anemia will be determined by your child's physician based on the following:.
http://www.schneiderchildrenshospital.org/peds_html_fixed/peds/hematology/thalb...

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