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alpha-thalassemia

alpha-thalassemia [Gk, thalassa, sea + haema, blood] , an anemia caused by a decreased rate of synthesis of the alpha chains of hemoglobin. 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.

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