Diseases

delta-Thalassemia

A hereditary disorder characterized by reduced or absent DELTA-GLOBIN thus effecting the level of HEMOGLOBIN A2, a minor component of adult hemoglobin monitored in the diagnosis of BETA-THALASSEMIA.

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Abstract

A hereditary disorder characterized by reduced or absent DELTA-GLOBIN thus effecting the level of HEMOGLOBIN A2, a minor component of adult hemoglobin monitored in the diagnosis of BETA-THALASSEMIA.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • delta Thalassemia
  • delta-Thalassemias

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

delta-beta thalassemia = DELTA-THALASSEMIA + BETA-THALASSEMIA

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History Note

2009

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  1. C15.378w.050w.141w.150w.875w.575w
  2. C15.378w.420w.826w.200w
  3. C16w.320w.070w.875w.575w
  4. C16w.320w.365w.826w.575w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. delta-Thalassemia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055538. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055538
  2. delta-Thalassemia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta-beta_thalassemia
  3. delta-Thalassemia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5254539