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Also Known As	haemoglobinopathy

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hemoglobin E-thalassemia sickle cell anemia thalassemia sickle cell trait sickle-thalassemia beta-thalassemia alpha-thalassemia thalassemia minor thalassemia major red blood cell cystic fibrosis Duchenne muscular dystrophy inborn error of metabolism phenylketonuria albinism Marfan syndrome osteogenesis imperfecta neurofibromatosis Tay-Sachs disease achondroplasia

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