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Thalassemia Definition Thalassemia describes a group of inherited disorders characterized by reduced or absent amounts of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. There are two basic groups of thalassemia disorders: alpha thalassemias and ...
January 1, 2006; Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence

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