National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Delta-Beta Thalassemia
Synonyms

Delta-Beta Thalassemia

Hb delta beta0 Thalassemia

Delta Beta 0 Thalassemia

Definitions

A form of beta thalassemia characterized by decreased or absent synthesis of both the delta- and beta-globin chains, which leads to a compensatory increase in fetal gamma-chain synthesis. This disorder results in a microcytic anemia that is clinically mild.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C172823

code

C172823

DEFINITION

A form of beta thalassemia characterized by decreased or absent synthesis of both the delta- and beta-globin chains, which leads to a compensatory increase in fetal gamma-chain synthesis. This disorder results in a microcytic anemia that is clinically mild.

FULL_SYN

Delta-Beta Thalassemia

Hb delta beta0 Thalassemia

Delta Beta 0 Thalassemia

label

Delta-Beta Thalassemia

Preferred_Name

Delta-Beta Thalassemia

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C172823

Semantic_Type

Disease or Syndrome

UMLS_CUI

C0271985

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C34375

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