Talk:Thalassemia
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Thalassas is classical Greek for ocean. Where does the name of this condition come from? --FOo 15:00, 31 Aug 2003 (UTC)
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The condition was first recognized in people living around the Mediterranean Sea, notably Italy, Grece and Syria. The term thalassemia was first mentioned (according to Oxford Dictionary) in an article by Whipple & Bradford in the American Journal of Disease in Children in 1932. The sentence "For this reason, the term thalassemia may have an appeal" suggests that it may have been used before this article. It's common in countries which have or have had experience with malaria and can be found in people living in central Africa, India and Southeast Asia. It has been recognized more often in USA after the influx of more than one million of Southeast Asian refugees since 1970's.
Other thalassemia
I have Delta Thalassemia and came to this page to find out more about it. What makes it different from Alpha or Beta?
