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What is thalasmia?
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Thalassemia: An inherited problem of hemoglobin production in which the chains in the molecule are not made in the proper balance. Hemoglobin is important in oxygen transport and is packaged in red blood cells. The process results in anemia which can be severe.
Answered 3/16/2013
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