Research Notes on Thalassemia
Thalassemia describes a group of inherited disorders characterized by reduced or absent amounts of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein inside the red blood cells. There are two basic groups of thalassemia disorders: alpha thalassemia and beta thalassemia.
Top Resources on Thalassemia
- Wikipedia: Thalassemia
- Cooley's Anemia Foundation: What Is Thalassemia?
- Mayo Clinic: Thalassemia
- Iron Disorders Institute: Thalassemia
- March of Dimes: Thalassemia
- KidsHealth: Thalassemia
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: Thalassemias
- eMedicine: Thalassemia
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