1. Know your thalassemia status • All individuals who are or shall ever be in the reproductive phase (children) should have their thalassemia status checked by a simple blood test called hemoglobin e…
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Answers to important questions about Thalassaemia Part 3
Question 21: Are patients with thalassemia dependant on repeated blood transfusion? Answer: Patients with thalassemia minor either have normal or slightly less than normal level of hemoglobin; they a…

Answers to important questions about Thalassaemia Part 2
Question 11: Can a child with thalassemia major lead a normal life? Answer: With proper transfusion therapy and effective iron chelation regime, patients with thalassemia major can lead a normal or n…

Answers to important questions about Thalassaemia Part 1
Question 1: If one parent has alpha- thalassemia minor while the other has beta- thalassemia minor, which type of the thalassemia will the child have?Answer: In this marriage for every pregnancy, the…

Information about Beta Thalassemia Minor
A glance at Beta Thalassemia minor Age : 24 Sex: Female Occupation: Housewife NUMERICAL VALUES Beta – Thalassaemia Minor Beta-thalassemia minor is a genetic disorder which shows str…

Introduction to thalassaemia
Introduction to Thalassemia Thalassemias are a heterogeneous group of genetically determined hemolytic anemias due to an impaired synthesis of globin chains which are an integral part of the hemoglob…