Thalassaemia: thalassemia

Introduction to thalassaemia

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<b>Introduction to Thalassemia</b><br>
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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 hemoglobin molecule. Originally diagnosed in Greece, the disease was named thalassemia (the sea) because of the geographical location of Greece along the Mediterranean Sea since its original discovery; the disease has been found to be prevalent in the Mediterranean countries, in the Middle East, the Indo-Pak subcontinent and the South-East Asian countries. This stretch of land is collectively called the thalassemia belt. With rapid migration of the population across the globe and the world transforming into a global village, the concept of ‘thalassemia belt’ is giving way to globalization of thalassemias.<br>
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Introduction to thalassaemia

Introduction to Thalassemia Thalassemias are a heterogeneous group of genetically determined hemolytic anemias due to an impaired synt...