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Alissa Martin1, Alexis A Thompson
1Division of Hematology/Oncology, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Avenue, Box #30, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
The thalassemia syndromes are hemoglobin disorders that result from significantly reduced or absent synthesis of either the α- or β-globin chains. The result is a chronic hemolytic anemia with ineffective erythropoiesis and bone marrow overstimulation. This article reviews current diagnostic approaches, complications, and disease management of thalassemia.
The thalassemia syndromes are hemoglobin disorders that result from significantly reduced or absent synthesis of either the α- or β-globin chains. The result is a chronic hemolytic anemia with ineffective erythropoiesis and bone marrow overstimulation. This article reviews current diagnostic approaches, complications, and disease management of thalassemia.