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Alpha Thalassemia Silent Carrier

MedGen UID:
453213
•Concept ID:
C2062366
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Disease or Syndrome

Definition

A condition in which a person has reduced protein production from one of the four alpha-globin alleles. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAlpha Thalassemia Silent Carrier

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Variability in State-Based Recommendations for Management of Alpha Thalassemia Trait and Silent Carrier Detected on the Newborn Screen.
Fogel BN, Nguyen HLT, Smink G, Sekhar DL
J Pediatr 2018 Apr;195:283-287. Epub 2017 Dec 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.11.048. PMID: 29273175

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Variability in State-Based Recommendations for Management of Alpha Thalassemia Trait and Silent Carrier Detected on the Newborn Screen.
Fogel BN, Nguyen HLT, Smink G, Sekhar DL
J Pediatr 2018 Apr;195:283-287. Epub 2017 Dec 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.11.048. PMID: 29273175

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