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.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017085
altLabel
A-Thalassemia
Thalassemia alpha
alpha-Thalassemias
Thalassemia-alpha
Thalassemia, Alpha
Hemoglobin H Disease
Disease, Hemoglobin H
Alpha Thalassemia
AN
do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
AQL
BL CF CI CL CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH UR VE VI
cui
C0002312
DC
1
definition
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.
DX
19930101
FX
D006447
HN
93; was see THALASSEMIA 1988-92; HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE was see THALASSEMIA 1982-92