α-thalassemia

α-thalassemia
a group of thalassemias caused by decreased rate of synthesis of the alpha chains of hemoglobin relative to that of the beta chains. The homozygous form is incompatible with life, the stillborn infant displaying severe hydrops fetalis; the heterozygous form may be asymptomatic or marked by mild anemia.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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