However, in alpha thalassemia, especially the silent or trait forms, this test may appear ... To manage this, doctors may regularly monitor serum ferritin levels, a measure of iron stores.

However, in alpha thalassemia, especially the silent or trait forms, this test may appear normal ... To manage this, doctors may regularly monitor serum ferritin levels, a measure of iron stores. “If ...

Thalassemia is primarily categorized into alpha and beta variants, with beta-thalassemia commanding the largest market share due to its higher prevalence and severity. Treatment modalities include ...

However, if both parents are carriers, the child has a 25% chance of developing a severe type of the disease either beta-thalassemia major or alpha-thalassemia major, both of which can result in ...

Two main types of thalassemia exist, alpha and beta, depending on which part of the hemoglobin molecule is affected. Each condition further classified as mild, intermediate, or severe. Many infants ...

The results have been published in the Journal of Genetics and Genomics. Severe thalassemia includes conditions like Hb Bart's hydrops fetalis and transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT), which ...

Thalassemia is passed down from parents to children. This means if one or both parents carry the gene, their child may be affected. Some children may only have a mild form, while others can have a ...

World Thalassemia Day is observed every year to raise public awareness about thalassemia. It will be observed on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder where the body ...

He was diagnosed at the age of 3 years as having PK deficiency and Hb E trait. His father was heterozygous ... BMT Based on our experience of BMT in thalassemia, we successfully treated a child ...

A four-year-old Pakistani girl diagnosed with severe thalassemia has been successfully treated with a Chinese-developed gene-editing drug, in what is reportedly the first use of the technology on ...