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delta-Thalassemia
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Definition
: A hereditary disorder characterized by reduced or absent DELTA-GLOBIN thus effecting the level of HEMOGLOBIN A2, a minor component of adult hemoglobin monitored in the diagnosis of BETA-THALASSEMIA.
delta-beta thalassemia
Other names
delta-
Thalassemias; delta Thalassemia