Delta-beta-thalassemia

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Delta-beta-thalassemia

ORPHA:231237Disease

What it is

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.

Key facts

Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Classified as
Disease

Signs and symptoms

These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.

Genes

HBBDisease-causing germline mutation(s)
HBDDisease-causing germline mutation(s)
HBG1Disease-causing germline mutation(s)

ICD-10 codes

D56.2ICD-10 names this disease exactly

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

MEDDRA 10012236MESH C562716MONDO 0016489OMIM 141749UMLS C0271985

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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