Thalassemia
ICD-10 Code
D56
Category
Hematologic
Thalassemia
Definition
An inherited blood disorder characterized by a decreased synthesis of one of the polypeptide chains that form hemoglobin. Anemia results from this abnormal hemoglobin formation.
Also known as sickle-cell thalassemia with crisis, sickle-cell thalassemia without crisis — per MONDO