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Thalassemia is an autosmal recessive blood disease. That means that it is an inherited disease. Thalassemia in more common in Mediteranian people.
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What is a type of red blood cell disorder?
its optional hemophilia or sickle cell anaemia
What part of the body does thalassemia affect?
it affects your red blood cells
What is the name for too many white blood cells?
You catch a type of cancer called Leukemia. The cure is you need another bone marrow to replace your other one.
Would a blood count of 600 constitute cancer?
If this number is for a white blood cell count, then it may indicate cancer of the blood or bone marrow, or cancer that has metastasized somewhere in the body. The normal blood count for white blood cells is between 3,500 and 10,500. A count below 1000 is cause for concern.
A cancer that affects blood cells?
leukemia.
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.
What is a type of red blood cell disorder?
its optional hemophilia or sickle cell anaemia
Where did the blood disorder thalassemia originate?
There are several types of Thalassemia. It's believed to have originated in the Middle East & the Mediterranean areas.
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.
I am a thalassemia patient.i have to transfuse blood regulerly and im doin very well..my bf is goin to check for thalassemia...if he is a thala carrier and if we marry will we have a child like me?
If you have Thalassemia major but your boyfriend is not a carrier then the child will be born a healthy carrier (thalassemia minor) but shouldn't need blood transfusions. If your boyfriend is a carrier then you would have a 50% chance of having a child with thalassemia major like you do.
What type of cancer did guru have?
Myeloma - or a type of blood cancer. Tends to target African Americans supposedly.
What part of the body does thalassemia affect?
it affects your red blood cells
What are two inherited blood disease?
Thalassemia and sickle cell anemia.
Does thalassemia related to blood group and Rh factor?
Yes they are related
When a child has HbA2 of 2.2 and HbF of 98 with no Blood Transfusion and maintains Hb of 8 to 9 which type of thalassaemia it can be called?
Most probably he has beta thalassemia major, or Cooley's anemia What is the age of child ? If it is below 2 years it may be thalassemia major.
What does the term thalassemia minor refer to?
If untreated, beta thalassemia major can lead to severe lethargy, paleness, and delays in growth and development. The body attempts to compensate by producing more blood, which is made inside the bones in the marrow.
What is the opposite of leukemia?
Thalassemia - which affect the red blood cells as oppose to white blood cells in leukemia.
