Thalassemia classification

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Classification

The thalassemias are classified according to which chain of the hemoglobin molecule is affected (see hemoglobin for a description of the chains). In α thalassemias, production of the α globin chain is affected, while in β thalassemia production of the β globin chain is affected.

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