title: Alpha-thalassemia.
abstract: The current concepts of alpha-thalassemia including incidence, genetics, clinical spectrum and diagnosis are reviewed. Speculation concerning clinical application of the molecular biology of alpha-thalassemia is also presented.
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D002681:China; D005312:Fetal Blood; D005796:Genes; D005914:Globins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006447:Hemoglobin H; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews; D013785:Thailand; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D005914:Globins; D006447:Hemoglobin H