Beta-thalassemia

Beta-thalassemia (BT) is characterized by deficiency (Beta+) or absence (Beta0) of synthesis of the beta globin chains of hemoglobin (Hb).

Increased hemoglobin



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PMID (PMCID)
10695401
 MALE Middle Aged
[beta-thalassemia minor diagnosed in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia during hydroxyurea therapy].
Chiba K, Kurosawa M, Kondo T, Suzuki S, Musashi M, Asaka M, Imamura M, Hattori Y, Oba Y.
Rinsho Ketsueki. 2000;41(1):61-4.
It was been reported that hydroxyurea increases total hemoglobin due to increased hemoglobin F synthesis in patients with beta-thalassemia.