"alpha-Thalassemia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A disorder characterized by reduced synthesis of the alpha chains of hemoglobin. The severity of this condition can vary from mild anemia to death, depending on the number of genes deleted.
| Descriptor ID |
D017085
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.071.141.150.875.100 C15.378.420.826.100 C16.320.070.875.100 C16.320.365.826.100
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| Concept/Terms |
alpha-Thalassemia- alpha-Thalassemia
- alpha-Thalassemias
- Alpha Thalassemia
- Thalassemia, Alpha
- Thalassemia-alpha
- Thalassemia alpha
- A-Thalassemia
- Hemoglobin H Disease
- Disease, Hemoglobin H
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Below are the most recent publications written about "alpha-Thalassemia" by people in Profiles.
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Sickle Cell and a+-Thalassemia Traits Influence the Association between Ferritin and Hepcidin in Rural Kenyan Children Aged 14-26 Months. J Nutr. 2018 12 01; 148(12):1903-1910.