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disease > hemopathy > hemoglobinopathy > thalassemia > α-thalassemia

Preferred term

α-thalassemia

Definition(s)

Alpha-thalassemia (α-thalassemia, α-thalassaemia) is a form of thalassemia involving the genes HBA1 and HBA2. Alpha-thalassemia is due to impaired production of alpha chains from 1, 2, 3, or all 4 of the alpha globin genes, leading to a relative excess of beta globin chains. (Wikipedia)

Broader concept(s)

thalassemia

Narrower concept(s)

ATR-X syndrome

In other languages

thalassémie α

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-GZD85Q46-F

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