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==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
The Thalassemia term was invented by an hematologist, Dr. Thomas Cooley, in 1925. It has a Greek origin and consists of Thalassa and Emia which mean sea and blood, respectively. The diagnostic certainty was ultimately established with hemoglobin electrophoresis in the 20th century. | |||
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Historical Perspective
The Thalassemia term was invented by an hematologist, Dr. Thomas Cooley, in 1925. It has a Greek origin and consists of Thalassa and Emia which mean sea and blood, respectively. The diagnostic certainty was ultimately established with hemoglobin electrophoresis in the 20th century.