A disorder characterized by reduced synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin. There is retardation of hemoglobin A synthesis in the heterozygous form (thalassemia minor), which is asymptomatic, while in the homozygous form (thalassemia major, Cooley's anemia, Mediterranean anemia, erythroblastic anemia), which can result in severe complications and even death, hemoglobin A synthesis is absent.

Descriptor ID	D017086
MeSH Number(s)	C15.378.071.141.150.875.150 C15.378.420.826.150 C16.320.070.875.150 C16.320.365.826.150
Concept/Terms	beta-Thalassemia beta-Thalassemia beta Thalassemia Thalassemia Intermedia Thalassemia Intermedia Intermedia, Thalassemia Intermedias, Thalassemia Thalassemia Intermedias Thalassemia Minor Thalassemia Minor Thalassemia Minor (beta-Thalassemia Minor) Minor, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Minor) Minors, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Minor) Thalassemia Minor (beta Thalassemia Minor) Thalassemia Minors (beta-Thalassemia Minor) Hemoglobin F Disease Hemoglobin F Disease Disease, Hemoglobin F Thalassemia Major Thalassemia Major Thalassemia Major (beta-Thalassemia Major) Major, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Major) Majors, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Major) Thalassemia Major (beta Thalassemia Major) Thalassemia Majors (beta-Thalassemia Major) Anemia, Mediterranean Mediterranean Anemia Anemia, Cooley's Anemia, Cooley Anemia, Cooleys Cooley's Anemia Anemia, Erythroblastic Anemias, Erythroblastic Erythroblastic Anemia

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