Catalog
Alpha thalassaemia
Link to WHO Definition
Alpha thalassaemia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/531667506
Alpha-thalassemia is an inherited haemoglobinopathy characterised by impaired synthesis of alpha-globin chains leading to a variable clinical picture depending on the number of affected alleles, and encompassing the alpha thalassaemia trait, haemoglobin H disease (HbH) and Bart's hydrops fetalis.