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Hemoglobin H disease

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Hemoglobin H disease (alpha thalassemia) is a blood disease where one of the molecules that helps carry oxygen in the blood cell is missing. This causes a chronic form of anemia.

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33 years experience

Is a type of:

Blood disorders

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Symptoms

Fatigue
Stunted growth
Pale skin

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Hemoglobin H disease
Folic acid

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Hemoglobin H disease

Surgery

Splenectomy

Other treatments

Blood transfusion
Supportive care

Tests

Ferritin
Free hemoglobin
Hemoglobin electrophoresis
Multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification
Superconducting quantum interference devices
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