BETA-ThalassemiaSYMPTOMSCORPUS callosumNEURAL developmentANEMIAHYDROPS fetalisThis article reports on a case of a 24-week-old fetus with alpha thalassemia major (ATM) and malformation of cortical development. The fetus's mother had microcytic hypochromic anemia, and ultrasound revealed severe...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook (redirected fromAlpha Thalassemia) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia thal·as·se·mi·a (thăl′ə-sē′mē-ə) n. An inherited form of anemia occurring chiefly among people of Mediterranean descent, caused by faulty synthesis of part of the hemoglobin molecule....
α-Thalassemia can be classified into four types according to the number of functional α-globin genes: silent carrier state (-α/αα), α-thalassemia trait (--/αα (cis) or -α/-α (trans)), Hb H disease (-−/−α), and α-thalassemia major (−/−) (Hb Bart's or ...
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Our son was diagnosed with ATR-X (alpha thalassemia intellectual disability x-linked syndrome) in June 2016. My husband and I received the diagnosis via a phone call from our geneticist while sitting in a grocery store parking lot in our car. That phone call changed our lives but we’d kn...
Can thalassemia show up later in life? When the disorder develops later during life, adiagnosis of beta thalassemia intermedia is given; individuals may only require blood transfusions on rare, specific instances. Beta thalassemia major, also known as Cooley's anemia, is the most severe form of...
Alpha-Thalassemia Trait: Characterized by two deleted or defective genes and two functional genes. These individuals may have mild anemia. ▪ Alpha-Thalassemia Major (Hemoglobin H Disease): Characterized by three deleted or defective genes and only one functional gene. These patients have persistent...
A hereditary form of hemolytic anemia resulting from a defective synthesis of hemoglobin: thalassemia major is the homozygous state accompanied by clinical illness, and thalassemia minor is the heterozygous state and may not have evident clinical manifestations. Also known as Mediterranean anemia. ...
Thalassemia major is characterized by anemia, iron overload and cellular damage. The severity of symptoms correlates with the alpha/non-alpha globin imbalance and is proportional to the magnitude of alpha chain excess. Alpha hemoglobin stabilizing protein (AHSP), the erythroid specific alpha globin ...
beta-thalassemia carrierBackground: Copy number variations in alpha-globin genes are results of unequal crossover between homologous segments in the alpha-globin gene cluster that misalign during the meiosis phase of the gametogenesis process. Reduction or augmentation of alpha-globin genes leads to ...