Beta Thalassemia: Types, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Beta thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that limits your body’s ability to make beta-globin. Beta-globin is an important protein needed to make hemoglobin and red blood cells. Beta …
Beta thalassemia - Wikipedia
Beta thalassemias (β thalassemias) are a group of inherited blood disorders. They are forms of thalassemia caused by reduced or absent synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin that …
Beta Thalassemia - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Key points about beta thalassemia. Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder. It causes the body to make less hemoglobin. There are several types of beta thalassemia. Different people will …
Beta Thalassemia - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
May 1, 2023 · Beta-thalassemia refers to an inherited mutation of the beta-globin gene, causing a reduced beta-globin chain of hemoglobin. The highest prevalence of beta-thalassemia …
Beta-Thalassemia - GeneReviews® - NCBI Bookshelf
Sep 28, 2000 · Beta-thalassemia (β-thalassemia) has two clinically significant forms, β-thalassemia major and β-thalassemia intermedia, caused by absent or reduced synthesis of …
Beta thalassemia - MedlinePlus
Beta thalassemia is a blood disorder that reduces the production of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to cells throughout the body. …
Beta Thalassemia: What You Should Know - WebMD
Jan 4, 2023 · Beta thalassemia is a treatable blood disorder that’s inherited, or passed down through your genes. With beta thalassemia, your body doesn’t make enough hemoglobin, …
Beta Thalassemia Major (Cooley Anemia) - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Sep 15, 2023 · Beta-thalassemia is a hereditary disorder that is caused by more than 200 beta-globin gene point mutations resulting in decreased or absent globin chains (beta+ and beta0) …
Thalassemia: Types, Traits, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that affects your body’s ability to produce hemoglobin and healthy red blood cells. Types include alpha and beta thalassemia. Thalassemia may …
About Thalassemia | Thalassemia | CDC
May 15, 2024 · When thalassemia is called "alpha" or "beta," this refers to the part of hemoglobin that isn't being made. If either the alpha or beta part is not made, there aren't enough building …
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