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disease > genetic disease > hereditary disease > thalassemia > β-thalassemia
... > disease > hemopathy > anemia > hemolytic anemia > thalassemia > β-thalassemia
disease > hemopathy > hemoglobinopathy > thalassemia > β-thalassemia

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β-thalassemia  

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  • Beta thalassemias (β thalassemias) are a group of inherited blood disorders. They are forms of thalassemia caused by reduced or absent synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin that result in variable outcomes ranging from severe anemia to clinically asymptomatic individuals. (Wikipedia)

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