Loss of alpha-globin genes in human subjects is associated with improved nitric oxide-mediated vascular perfusion

Alpha thalassemia is a hemoglobinopathy on account of decreased manufacturing of the α-globin protein from loss of as much as 4 α-globin genes, with one or two lacking in the trait phenotype. Individuals with sickle cell illness who co-inherit the loss of one or two α-globin genes have been recognized…