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Descriptor English: alpha-Thalassemia
Descriptor Spanish: Talasemia alfa
Descriptor talasemia alfa
Entry term(s) alfa talasemia
alfa-talasemia
alfatalasemia
enfermedad de la hemoglobina H
Scope note: Trastorno caracterizado por disminución de la síntesis de cadenas alfa de la hemoglobina. La gravedad de este trastorno puede variar desde una anemia leve hasta la muerte, dependiendo del número de genes delecionados.
Descriptor Portuguese: Talassemia alfa
Descriptor French: alpha-Thalassémie
Entry term(s): A-Thalassemia
Alpha Thalassemia
Disease, Hemoglobin H
Hemoglobin H Disease
Thalassemia alpha
Thalassemia, Alpha
Thalassemia-alpha
alpha-Thalassemias
Tree number(s): C15.378.050.141.150.875.100
C15.378.420.826.100
C16.320.070.875.100
C16.320.365.826.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017085
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Thalassemia (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93; was see THALASSEMIA 1988-92; HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE was see THALASSEMIA 1982-92
Online Note: use THALASSEMIA to search ALPHA-THALASSEMIA 1988-92 & HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE 1982-92
History Note: 93; was see THALASSEMIA 1988-92; HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE was see THALASSEMIA 1982-92
Related: Hemoglobin H MeSH
DeCS ID: 30859
Unique ID: D017085
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/07
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
alpha-Thalassemia - Preferred
Concept UI M0025958
Scope note 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.
Preferred term alpha-Thalassemia
Entry term(s) A-Thalassemia
Alpha Thalassemia
Disease, Hemoglobin H
Hemoglobin H Disease
Thalassemia alpha
Thalassemia, Alpha
Thalassemia-alpha
alpha-Thalassemias



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