Definition (free text, please give PubMed ID)
Hereditary blood disorder characterized by severe anemia within the first two years of life. Findings in untreated individuals are growth retardation, pallor, jaundice, poor musculature, hepatosplenomegaly, leg ulcers, development of masses from extramedullary hematopoiesis and skeletal changes that result from expansion of the bone marrow.
PMID: 20492708
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Thalassemia
Diseases characterized by this term ? (e.g. Orphanet or OMIM number)
OMIM: 613985
Your nano-attribution (ORCID)
HBB (OMIM: 141900), LCRB (OMIM: 152424)
Preferred term label: Beta thalassemia major
Synonyms Cooley's anemia, Mediterranean anemia
Definition (free text, please give PubMed ID) Hereditary blood disorder characterized by severe anemia within the first two years of life. Findings in untreated individuals are growth retardation, pallor, jaundice, poor musculature, hepatosplenomegaly, leg ulcers, development of masses from extramedullary hematopoiesis and skeletal changes that result from expansion of the bone marrow. PMID: 20492708
Parent term (use hpo.jax.org/app) Thalassemia
Diseases characterized by this term ? (e.g. Orphanet or OMIM number) OMIM: 613985
Your nano-attribution (ORCID) HBB (OMIM: 141900), LCRB (OMIM: 152424)