Term Name: thalassemia
Synonyms: Sickle-cell thalassemia with crisis, Sickle-cell thalassemia without crisis, thalassemia Hb-S disease with crisis, thalassemia Hb-S disease without crisis
Definition: A microcytic anemia characterized by decreased synthesis of one or more hemoglobin polypeptide chains.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:10241]   ( DOID:10241 )

Relationships
is a type of: autosomal recessive disease microcytic anemia
has subtype: alpha thalassemia beta thalassemia