General Information of Disease (ID: DIS6CWYR)

Disease Name Delta-beta-thalassemia
Definition
Delta-beta-thalassemia is a form of beta-thalassemia characterized by decreased or absent synthesis of the delta- and beta-globin chains with a compensatory increase in expression of fetal gamma-chain synthesis.
Disease Hierarchy
DISQEXHO: Beta-thalassemia and related diseases
DIS6CWYR: Delta-beta-thalassemia
Disease Identifiers
MONDO ID
MONDO_0016489
MESH ID
C562716
UMLS CUI
C0271985
MedGen ID
78790
Orphanet ID
231237
SNOMED CT ID
16360009

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA) of This Disease

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA)
This Disease Is Related to 2 DTT Molecule(s)
Gene Name DTT ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
HBB TTM6HK1 Supportive Autosomal recessive [1]
HBA2 TTQO71U Strong Genetic Variation [2]
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This Disease Is Related to 4 DOT Molecule(s)
Gene Name DOT ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
HBB OT514IKQ Supportive Autosomal recessive [1]
HBD OTRQG4WA Supportive Autosomal recessive [3]
HBG1 OTVL4NSU Supportive Autosomal recessive [1]
HBA1 OTW2BQF4 Strong Genetic Variation [2]
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References

1 Molecular characterization of delta beta-thalassemia and hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin in the Indian population. Hemoglobin. 2008;32(5):425-33. doi: 10.1080/03630260802341687.
2 Rapid detection of Spanish (delta beta)zero-thalassemia deletion by polymerase chain reaction.Blood. 1992 Sep 15;80(6):1582-5.
3 A novel delta-thalassemia mutation A G-->C substitution at codon 30 of the delta-globin gene in a person of southern Italian origin. Hum Mutat. 1992;1(2):169-71. doi: 10.1002/humu.1380010215.