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- Alpha thalassemia silent carrier
- Alpha thalassemia minor, also called alpha thalassemia trait
- Hemoglobin H disease
- Alpha thalassemia major, also called hydrops fetalis
- Beta thalassemia minor, also called beta thalassemia trait
- Beta thalassemia intermedia
- Beta thalassemia major, also called Cooley's anemia or beta-zero (ß0) thalassemia
- Beta-plus (ß+) thalassemia
- Mediterranean anemia
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Is thalassemia a type of cancer?
Thalassemia is an autosmal recessive blood disease. That means that it is an inherited disease. Thalassemia in more common in Mediteranian people.
Is thalassemia a type of blood cancer?
Thalassemia is an autosmal recessive blood disease. That means that it is an inherited disease. Thalassemia in more common in Mediteranian people.
Can you have both alpha thalassemia and beta thalassemia?
Of coare yes. You can get any hemoglobinopathy from a parent without any connection to other hemoglobinopathy (or any other hereditary disease) from the other parent. Prof. Kornfeld Pal
What is a blood disease?
Examples: anemia, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, leukemia, thalassemia, etc.
What are two inherited blood disease?
Thalassemia and sickle cell anemia.
Can mild thalassemia be a major thalassemia?
No. A minor form of the blood disorder thalassemia is when you inherited just one beta thalassemia gene, along with a normal beta-chain gene. This manifests as mild anaemia with a slight lowering of the hemoglobin level in the blood. No treatment is require. By contrast, a thalassemia major, also known as Cooley's Disease, is when one is born with two genes for beta thalassemia and no normal beta-chain gene. This is a serious disorder.
What is thalesemmia entermedia?
Thalassemia Intermedia is a recessive trait inherited disease of the red blood cells. In thalassemia, the genetic defect results in reduced rate of synthesis of normal hemoglobin chains.
What is the Life span for hemoglobin SC disease or hemoglobin S beta thalassemia?
4 months
What are other names for scurvy?
lime disease
What are other names for hyperthyroidism?
Other names for hyperthyroidism, or specific diseases within the category, include Graves' disease, diffuse toxic goiter, Basedow's disease, Parry's disease, and thyrotoxicosis.
What are the causes of thalassemia?
All types of thalassemias are recessively inherited, meaning that a genetic change must be inherited from both the mother and the father. The severity of the disease is influenced by the exact thalassemia mutations inherited, as well as.
In what conditions is serum iron level increased?
thalassemia, hemochromatosis, severe hepatitis, liver disease, lead poisoning, acute leukemia, and kidney disease
