[Unstable hemoglobins and thalassemia syndrome in Japan (author's transl)].
1979
T Miyaji
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007564
Japan
A country in eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The capital is Tokyo.
Bonin Islands
D006455
Hemoglobins, Abnormal
Hemoglobins characterized by structural alterations within the molecule. The alteration can be either absence, addition or substitution of one or more amino acids in the globin part of the molecule at selected positions in the polypeptide chains.
Abnormal Hemoglobins
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013156
Splenectomy
Surgical procedure involving either partial or entire removal of the spleen.
Splenectomies
D013789
Thalassemia
A group of hereditary hemolytic anemias in which there is decreased synthesis of one or more hemoglobin polypeptide chains. There are several genetic types with clinical pictures ranging from barely detectable hematologic abnormality to severe and fatal anemia.