beta-Thalassemia

"beta-Thalassemia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A disorder characterized by reduced synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin. There is retardation of hemoglobin A synthesis in the heterozygous form (thalassemia minor), which is asymptomatic, while in the homozygous form (thalassemia major, Cooley's anemia, Mediterranean anemia, erythroblastic anemia), which can result in severe complications and even death, hemoglobin A synthesis is absent.

Descriptor ID	D017086
MeSH Number(s)	C15.378.071.141.150.875.150 C15.378.420.826.150 C16.320.070.875.150 C16.320.365.826.150
Concept/Terms	beta-Thalassemia beta-Thalassemia Microcytemia, beta Type Microcytemias, beta Type Type Microcytemia, beta Type Microcytemias, beta beta Type Microcytemia beta Type Microcytemias beta Thalassemia Thalassemia, beta Thalassemias, beta beta Thalassemias Thalassemia, beta Type Thalassemias, beta Type Type Thalassemia, beta Type Thalassemias, beta beta Type Thalassemia beta Type Thalassemias Thalassemia Intermedia Thalassemia Intermedia Intermedia, Thalassemia Intermedias, Thalassemia Thalassemia Intermedias Thalassemia Minor Thalassemia Minor Thalassemia Minor (beta-Thalassemia Minor) Minor, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Minor) Minors, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Minor) Thalassemia Minor (beta Thalassemia Minor) Thalassemia Minors (beta-Thalassemia Minor) Hemoglobin F Disease Hemoglobin F Disease Disease, Hemoglobin F Thalassemia Major Thalassemia Major Anemia, Erythroblastic Anemias, Erythroblastic Erythroblastic Anemia Thalassemia Major (beta-Thalassemia Major) Major, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Major) Majors, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Major) Thalassemia Major (beta Thalassemia Major) Thalassemia Majors (beta-Thalassemia Major) Mediterranean Anemia Anemias, Mediterranean Mediterranean Anemias Anemia, Cooley's Anemia, Cooley Anemia, Cooleys Cooley's Anemia Anemia, Mediterranean

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "beta-Thalassemia".

Diseases [C]
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases [C15]
Hematologic Diseases [C15.378]
Anemia [C15.378.071]
Anemia, Hemolytic [C15.378.071.141]
Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital [C15.378.071.141.150]
Thalassemia [C15.378.071.141.150.875]
beta-Thalassemia [C15.378.071.141.150.875.150]
Hemoglobinopathies [C15.378.420]
Thalassemia [C15.378.420.826]
beta-Thalassemia [C15.378.420.826.150]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital [C16.320.070]
Thalassemia [C16.320.070.875]
beta-Thalassemia [C16.320.070.875.150]
Hemoglobinopathies [C16.320.365]
Thalassemia [C16.320.365.826]
beta-Thalassemia [C16.320.365.826.150]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	2	0	2
2000	1	0	1
2002	1	0	1
2011	0	1	1
2012	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	0	1	1
2022	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Jafri L, Jameel Farooqui A, Moiz B, Sheikh A, Majid H, Nadeem S, Quddus R, Khan S, Khan QU, Habib Khan A. Factors associated with phosphate homeostasis in children with beta-thalassemia major: An analytical cross sectional study from Pakistan. PLoS One. 2025; 20(2):e0316566.

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Jafri L, Farooqui AJ, Khan AH. An Urgent Need for Local Guidelines to Address Phosphate Homeostasis in Children with Transfusion-dependent ?-thalassemia Major. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2022 Sep; 32(9):1235.

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Niihara Y, Miller ST, Kanter J, Lanzkron S, Smith WR, Hsu LL, Gordeuk VR, Viswanathan K, Sarnaik S, Osunkwo I, Guillaume E, Sadanandan S, Sieger L, Lasky JL, Panosyan EH, Blake OA, New TN, Bellevue R, Tran LT, Razon RL, Stark CW, Neumayr LD, Vichinsky EP. A Phase 3 Trial of l-Glutamine in Sickle Cell Disease. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jul 19; 379(3):226-235.

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Sood R, Jiramongkolchai K, Streiff M, Gonzalez C, Shanbhag S, Lanzkron S, Arevalo JF, Naik R. Look into my eyes: An unusual first presentation of sickle cell disease. Am J Hematol. 2017 Sep; 92(9):968-971.

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Yu TT, Nelson J, Streiff MB, Lanzkron S, Naik RP. Risk factors for venous thromboembolism in adults with hemoglobin SC or S?(+) thalassemia genotypes. Thromb Res. 2016 May; 141:35-8.

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Abdel-Messih IY, Youssef SR, Mokhtar GM, Elmogy MI, Mahmoud HM, Ayoub M, Pessar SA. Clinical to Molecular Screening Paradigm for ?-Thalassemia Carriers. Hemoglobin. 2015; 39(4):240-6.

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Naik RP, Lanzkron S. Baby on board: what you need to know about pregnancy in the hemoglobinopathies. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2012; 2012:208-14.

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Quinn CT, Stuart MJ, Kesler K, Ataga KI, Wang WC, Styles L, Smith-Whitley K, Wun T, Raj A, Hsu LL, Krishnan S, Kuypers FA, Setty Y, Rhee S, Key NS, Buchanan GR. Tapered oral dexamethasone for the acute chest syndrome of sickle cell disease. Br J Haematol. 2011 Oct; 155(2):263-7.

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Heeney MM, Delgrosso K, Robinson R, Johnson CA, Daeschner CW, Campbell TA, Surrey S, Ware RE. Interpretation of fetal hemoglobin only on newborn screening for hemoglobinopathy. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2002 Aug-Sep; 24(6):499-502.

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Wong SC, Aw TC, Suri R, Wong CK, Plaseska D, Efremov GD. Differential diagnosis of Hb EE and Hb E-beta(0)-thalassemia by protein and DNA analyses. Acta Haematol. 2000; 103(2):84-9.

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