Thalassaemia

Name(s): 
Thalassemia minor
Thalassemia major
Thalassemia intermedia Beta
Mediterranean anaemia
Cooley's anaemia
Nature 
A type of hereditary blood disease common especially in Mediterranean regions that is characterized by deficient haemoglobin and by the presence of abnormally small red blood cells.
Type 
(E) Emanations of other problems