Answers to important questions about Thalassaemia Part 1

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_RlElDGxSEqDKnyprBRxz76kmflT6U0CQX4ul9BHcYs7a5TY5sqbznL8Lw5TE14qq55Bt9AG1iaKXMRz8Yj7x5kEAxzXrmKSUvPrz1nCoOVsWsT6qOMqIGBXFf4lgSKB5olYfWcK8nE/s1600/qna.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_RlElDGxSEqDKnyprBRxz76kmflT6U0CQX4ul9BHcYs7a5TY5sqbznL8Lw5TE14qq55Bt9AG1iaKXMRz8Yj7x5kEAxzXrmKSUvPrz1nCoOVsWsT6qOMqIGBXFf4lgSKB5olYfWcK8nE/s320/qna.JPG" width="320"></a></div> <b>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?</b><br><br>Answer: In this marriage for every pregnancy, there will be a 25% chance of conceiving a normal baby, 25% of alpha-thalassemia minor, 25% chance of beta- thalassemia minor 25% chance of having a baby with alpha-beta thalassemia which will clinically behave as thalassemia Intermedia (more severe than thalassemia minor but less severe than thalassemia major).<br></div>

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 th...

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