Thalassemia Minor / Disease

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Thalassemia Minor

Synonyms of Thalassemia Minor

Beta Thalassemia Minor
Hereditary Leptocytosis, Minor
Heterozygous Beta Thalassemia

Disorder Subdivisions

General Discussion
Thalassemia Minor is a rare blood disorder characterized by a moderately low level of hemoglobin in red blood cells (anemia). This disorder is inherited. People with Thalassemia Minor have one of a pair (heterozygous) of the thalassemia gene. If a person has two copies of the gene, they will have Thalassemia Major, which is a more serious disease.

Organizations related to Thalassemia Minor

Anemia Institute for Research and Education
151 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario None M5S 1S4
Phone #: 416--96-9-7431
800 #: 877--99-2-6364
e-mail: info@anemiainstitute.org
Home page: http://www.anemiainstitute.org
Cooley's Anemia Foundation, Inc.
330 7th Ave
New York NY 10001
Phone #: 212-279-8090
800 #: 800-522-7222
e-mail: info@cooleysanemia.org
Home page: http://www.cooleysanemia.org
MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay WI 54301-1243
Phone #: 920-336-5333
800 #: 877-336-5333
e-mail: mums@netnet.net
Home page: http://www.netnet.net/mums/
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains NY 10605
Phone #: 914-428-7100
800 #: 888-663-4637
e-mail: Askus@marchofdimes.com
Home page: http://www.marchofdimes.com
NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
31 Center Drive MSC 2480
Bethesda MD 20892-2480
Phone #: 301-592-8573
800 #: --
e-mail: nhlbiinfo@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov
Home page: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.
16 S. Calvert St
Baltimore MD 21202
Phone #: 410-528-1555
800 #: 800-421-8453
e-mail: scdaa@sicklecelldisease.org
Home page: http://www.sicklecelldisease.org
Sj?ldne Diagnoser / Rare Disorders Denmark
Frederiksholms Kanal 2, 3rd Floor
Copenhagen K None 1220
Phone #: 45 -33 -14 00 10
800 #: N/A
e-mail: mail@sjaeldnediagnoser
Home page: http://www.raredisorders.dk

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