Beta-thalassemia minor (trait) — usually asymptomatic or mild anaemia. Two gene mutations: Beta-thalassemia major (Cooley’s anaemia) — severe anaemia requiring regular blood transfusions.

Beta Thalassemia and sickle cell disorders continue to be major health challenges in India, with Thalassemia being one of the most common inherited blood disorders. The condition results in a ...

The more serious form, called beta thalassemia major, often needs regular blood transfusions and medical care for life.

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 ...

Editas Medicine reports successful gene editing levels in stem cells, supporting potential treatment for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. Editas Medicine announced promising new data on ...

Over 100,000 children in the country live with beta thalassemia major, and each year, approximately 10,000–12,000 babies are born with the condition. Beta thalassemia is passed from parents to ...

A recent study found that strict adherence to high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technology-based carrier screening in pre-conceptional or early pregnancy stage, along with complete follow-up and ...

Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that affects the body’s ability to produce hemoglobin—the protein in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen. There are two major types ...

Dr. Kirti Chadha, chief scientific and innovation officer at Metropolis Healthcare Limited, commented: "Molecular testing plays a pivotal role in diagnosing and managing complex blood disorders, ...

The special fast-track treatment is for LentiGlobin BB305, a potentially groundbreaking treatment of transfusion-dependent patients with the rare blood disorder beta-thalassemia major. Analysts at ...

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