Term Name: | thalassemia |
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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 ) |