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MeSH Heading: alpha-Thalassemia
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
Unique ID: D017085
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017085
Annotation: do not use /‌congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
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.
Entry Term(s): A-Thalassemia; Alpha Thalassemia; Hemoglobin H Disease; Thalassemia-alpha
Previous Indexing: Thalassemia (1966-1992)
See Also: Hemoglobin H
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
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/07
Revision Date: 2023/02/26

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

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.
Terms: alpha-Thalassemia Preferred Term
Term UI T051005
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Thalassemia-alpha
Term UI T051004
Date05/24/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Hemoglobin H Disease
Term UI T051006
Date09/26/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Alpha Thalassemia
Term UI T840866
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014); A-Thalassemia
Term UI T844119
Date05/14/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID

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