Chapter 3 - Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)»Hemolytic anemias (D55-D59)»Alpha thalassemia (D56.0)
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Alpha thalassemia
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alpha-Thalassemia5 drugs (1 approved, 4 experimental)
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.