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Alternate Name(s): Thalassemia; Mediterranean anemia; Cooley's anemia ...... Thalassemias are hereditary disorders characterized by defective production of hemoglobin . This leads to low production, and excessive destruction, of red blood cells.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000587.htm#Definition
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If you have thalassemia, your body has problems making hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen through your body. When your blood does not carry enough oxygen to the rest of your body, you have anemia.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/thalassemia.html
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/thalassemia.html
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Thalassemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thalassemia (from θάλασσα, thalassa, sea + αἷμα, haima, blood; British spelling, "thalassaemia") is an inherited autosomal co-dominant blood disease. In thalassemia, the genetic defect results in red...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalassemia
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November 17, 2009 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has posted information online concerning H1NI flu (popularly known as 'swine flu') to provide general information on the ... The House Health Care Reform Bill: What Does It Mean to the Thalassemia Community?
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www.thalassemia.org/
www.thalassemia.org/
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Thalassemias (thal-a-SE-me-ahs) are inherited blood disorders. ... Four genes are needed to make enough alpha globin protein chains. Alpha thalassemia trait occurs when one or two of the four genes are missing. If more than two genes are missing, the result is moderate to severe anemia.
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www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Thalassemia/Thala...
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Thalassemia/Thalassemia_WhatIs.html
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Symptoms of Thalassemia including 23 medical symptoms and signs of Thalassemia, alternative diagnoses, misdiagnosis, and correct diagnosis for Thalassemia signs or Thalassemia symptoms. ... Types of Thalassemia...
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www.wrongdiagnosis.com/t/thalassemia/symptoms.htm
www.wrongdiagnosis.com/t/thalassemia/symptoms.htm
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A comprehensive information center for patients and doctors of thalassemia (Cooley's anemia). ... The purpose of this website is to provide information which will result in improved quality of life and survival to thalassemia patients and their families. In order to accomplish this,the website addresses information necessary...
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www.thalassemia.com/
www.thalassemia.com/
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Beta thalassemia ... alpha thalassemia minor ... Thalassemia was first described by Cooley and Lee in 1925. Most of their patients, and those reported by others later, were of Mediteranian ancestry. Hence this group of anemias are also known as...
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www.cariboo.bc.ca/schs/medtech/rice/thalassemia.html
www.cariboo.bc.ca/schs/medtech/rice/thalassemia.html
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