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thalassemia major
pathology
Also known as: Cooley anemia, homozygous beta-thalassemia
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blood disease
- In blood disease: Thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies
Thalassemia major (Cooley anemia) is characterized by severe anemia, enlargement of the spleen, and body deformities associated with expansion of the bone marrow. The latter presumably represents a response to the need for greatly accelerated red cell production by genetically defective red cell precursors, which…
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characteristics
- In thalassemia: Clinical characteristics of thalassemia
Thalassemia major (homozygous β-thalassemia, or Cooley anemia) is characterized by severe anemia, enlargement of the spleen, and body deformities associated with expansion of the bone marrow. The latter presumably represents a response to the need for greatly accelerated red cell production by genetically defective red…
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