Alpha-thalassemia

An inherited hemoglobinopathy characterized by impaired synthesis of alpha-globin chains leading to a variable clinical picture depending on the number of affected alleles.

Apnea

Lack of breathing with no movement of the respiratory muscles and no exchange of air in the lungs. This term refers to a disposition to have recurrent episodes of apnea rather than to a single event.


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PMID (PMCID)
23593745
 MALE Child
[A case of X-linked alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation (ATR-X) syndrome with repeated apnea attacks due to laryngomalacia].
Ebishima Y, Misaki T, Owa K, Okuno T, Wada T, Suehiro Y.
No To Hattatsu. 2013;45(1):44-8.
We report a case of X-linked alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome (ATR-X) with repeated apnea attacks dating from the patient's 12th year.
23593745
 MALE Child
[A case of X-linked alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation (ATR-X) syndrome with repeated apnea attacks due to laryngomalacia].
Ebishima Y, Misaki T, Owa K, Okuno T, Wada T, Suehiro Y.
No To Hattatsu. 2013;45(1):44-8.
[A case of X-linked alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation (ATR-X) syndrome with repeated apnea attacks due to laryngomalacia].