Alpha Thalassemia: Read About This Trait

*Alpha thalassemia facts medical author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD. Alpha thalassemia is a blood disorder that reduces the production of normal hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to cells throughout the body.; There are four types of alpha thalassemia, hemoglobin Bart hydrops fetalis syndrome or Hb Bart syndrome (the more severe form), HbH disease, silent carrier …

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