Thalassemia is an inherited blood condition. When you have it, your body has fewer red blood cells and less of a protein called hemoglobin than it should. Hemoglobin is important because it lets ...

Thalassemia is an inherited disease that affects the blood. The genetic features are present from birth. Children with severe thalassemia will require regular blood transfusions. Thalassemia ...

India accounts for approximately 25 per cent of the world’s β-thalassemia cases, with an estimated 42 million carriers nationwide. Every year, between 10,000 and 15,000 children are born with ...

According to this study, more than half of children with the beta (β)-thalassemia trait and iron deficiency had hemoglobin A2 (HbA2) levels in the diagnostic range, supporting the potential of ...

It’s not one-size-fits-all.” Scholz is reflecting on Do You See It?, a recently launched campaign for Agios Pharmaceuticals that focuses on the hidden dangers of thalassemia. An estimated 8,000 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am Greek and have thalassemia minor. In general, my red blood cells are much smaller than typical ones, and my iron content is significantly low. Every time I see a different ...

An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will develop a strategic plan and blueprint for addressing thalassemia in the United States. In conducting its work ...

There are quite a few ailments that need constant care and impact on life. One of them is Thalassemia, a hereditary blood disorder. This World Thalassemia Day observed on May 8, all topics around ...

A stitch in time saves nine. The true meaning of this saying would be best understood by the hapless parents of children with thalassemia, who in their expediency to avoid one premarital test ...