ICD-11 classes
03 Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs
Anaemias or other erythrocyte disorders
3A50 — Thalassaemias
3A50.0 — Alpha thalassaemia
3A50.00 — Mild alpha thalassaemia diseases

ICD-11 3A50.00 — Mild alpha thalassaemia diseases

A disease caused by genetically inherited factors affecting the alpha chain of the haemoglobin molecule. This disease is characterised by structural abnormalities of the haemoglobin molecule. This disease may present with mild anaemia: pallor, fatigue, shortness of breath. Confirmation is by identification of changes to the alpha chain by genetic testing.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.