Beta thalassemia
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beta-thalassemia-175-13366153
title:
Beta thalassemia
text:
Beta 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 result in variable outcomes ranging from severe anemia to clinically asymptomatic individuals. Global annual incidence is estimated at one in 100,000. Beta thalassemias occur due to malfunctions in the hemoglobin subunit beta or HBB. The severity of the disease depends on the nature of the mutation. The body's inability to construct
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encyclopedia
description:
Blood disorder
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_thalassemia
date created:
2006-05-27T05:53:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T05:59:42Z
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