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Results 1 - 10 of 10 for Thalassemia
  1. Alpha thalassemia X-linked intellectual disability syndrome 
    Alpha thalassemia X-linked intellectual disability syndrome is an inherited disorder that affects many parts of the body. This condition occurs almost exclusively ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...x-linked-intellectual-disability-syndrome - Genetics
  2. Alpha thalassemia 
    Alpha thalassemia is a blood disorder that reduces the production of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to cells ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/alpha-thalassemia - Genetics
  3. Beta thalassemia 
    Beta thalassemia is a blood disorder that reduces the production of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the iron-containing protein in ... cells throughout the body.In people with beta thalassemia, low levels of hemoglobin reduce oxygen levels in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/beta-thalassemia - Genetics
  4. ATRX gene 
    ... gene have been identified in people with alpha thalassemia X-linked intellectual disability syndrome. The most common ... HBA2 genes causes a blood disorder called alpha thalassemia. Abnormal expression of additional genes likely causes developmental ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/atrx - Genetics
  5. HBB gene 
    ... called mutations) have been found to cause beta thalassemia. Most of the variants involve a change in ... production cause a condition called beta-plus (β+) thalassemia. Variants that prevent cells from producing any beta- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/hbb - Genetics
  6. HBA2 gene 
    ... genes are the most common cause of alpha thalassemia. Less commonly, variants (also called mutations) in or ... the condition. The signs and symptoms of alpha thalassemia tend to be more severe when the disease ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/hba2 - Genetics
  7. HBA1 gene 
    ... genes are the most common cause of alpha thalassemia. Less commonly, variants (also known as mutations) in ... the condition. The signs and symptoms of alpha thalassemia tend to be more severe when the disease ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/hba1 - Genetics
  8. Sickle cell disease 
    ... of beta-globin; this condition is called beta thalassemia.In people with sickle cell disease, at least ... the variants that produce hemoglobin S and beta thalassemia occur in the same individual, that individual will ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/sickle-cell-disease - Genetics
  9. Dyserythropoietic anemia and thrombocytopenia 
    ... thrombocytopenia have additional blood disorders such as beta thalassemia or congenital erythropoietic porphyria. Beta thalassemia is a condition that reduces the production of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...rythropoietic-anemia-and-thrombocytopenia - Genetics
  10. Where can I read more about the diseases and traits covered in my direct-to-consumer genetic testing report?: ... 
    ... callosum with peripheral neuropathy Polycystic kidney disease Beta thalassemia Bloom syndrome Canavan disease PMM2 -congenital disorder of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/dtcghrpages - Genetics