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.

Annotation

delta-beta thalassemia = DELTA-THALASSEMIA + BETA-THALASSEMIA

DUI

D017086 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0025960

Previous indexing

Thalassemia (1966-1992)

History note

93; was see THALASSEMIA 1988-92; ANEMIA, ERYTHROBLASTIC was see THALASSEMIA 1965-92, was heading 1963-64; ANEMIA, COOLEY'S was see THALASSEMIA 1963-92; ANEMIA, MEDITERRANEAN was see THALASSEMIA 1965-92; HEMOGLOBIN F DISEASE & THALASSEMIA MAJOR were see THALASSEMIA 1988-92

Online note

use THALASSEMIA to search ANEMIA, ERYTHROBLASTIC & ANEMIA, COOLEY'S & ANEMIA, MEDITERRANEAN 1966-92 and HEMOGLOBIN F DISEASE & THALASSEMIA MAJOR 1988-92

Public note

93; was see THALASSEMIA 1988-92; ANEMIA, ERYTHROBLASTIC was see THALASSEMIA 1965-92, was heading 1963-64; ANEMIA, COOLEY'S was see THALASSEMIA 1963-92; ANEMIA, MEDITERRANEAN was see THALASSEMIA 1965-92; HEMOGLOBIN F DISEASE & THALASSEMIA MAJOR were see THALASSEMIA 1988-92