Beta-thalassemia overview

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

Overview

Beta-thalassemia (β-thalassemia) is a form of thalassemia due to mutations in the HBB gene on chromosome 11 ^[1], inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion.