"delta-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, 
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				A hereditary disorder characterized by reduced or absent DELTA-GLOBIN thus effecting the level of HEMOGLOBIN A2, a minor component of adult hemoglobin monitored in the diagnosis of BETA-THALASSEMIA.
    
			
			
				
				
					
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							D055538
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							 C15.378.071.141.150.875.575 C15.378.420.826.200 C16.320.070.875.575 C16.320.365.826.575 
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