thalassemia
An inherited blood disorder characterized by a decreased synthesis of one of the polypeptide chains that form hemoglobin. Anemia results from this abnormal hemoglobin formation.
MONDO:0006025
autosomal recessive disease
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MONDO:0019050
inherited hemoglobinopathy
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sickle-cell thalassemia with crisis
exact
sickle-cell thalassemia without crisis
exact