- beta-thalassemia
- noun Date: 1962 thalassemia in which the longer hemoglobin chain is affected and which comprises Cooley's anemia in the homozygous condition and thalassemia minor in the heterozygous condition
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beta-thalassemia
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Beta-thalassemia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 D56.1 ICD 9 282.44 … Wikipedia
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Thalassemia minor — Also called thalassemia trait, thalassemia minor is the carrier state for beta thalassemia. People who are carriers (heterozygotes) have just one thalassemia gene, are said to have thalassemia minor, and are essentially normal * * * thalassemia… … Medical dictionary
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