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What is the difference between thalassemia and sickle cell anemia?
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∙ 14y ago
Though Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Anemia are seemingly similar to the unknowing, a large difference remains; Thalassemia is characterized by a reduced production from one of the globin chains which make up hemoglobin while in Sickle Cell Anemia, the globin chains themselves are structurally defective.
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∙ 15y agoThalassaemia is not associated with sickle cells in a blood film. However it is categorised similarly, sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia are both haemoglobinopathies (ie. both are the result of a genetic abnormality of haemoglobin). They can both also be classed as haemolytic anaemias (anaemia due to increased red cell destruction.)
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∙ 12y agoSickle cell trait can not lead to sickle cell disease. This is because the gene for Red blood cells are dominate over the gene for sickle cell. There for if you have sickle cell you can have some minor symptoms but usually you don't even know you have sickle cell trait. Sickle cell trait is rarely harmful and can almost never turn into sickle cell disease.
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∙ 12y agoHereditary
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Difference between thalassemia and sickle cell anemia?
Thalassemia is a genetic disorder as a result of an imbalance in the hemoglobin. In sickle cell, also a genetic disorder, the mutation cause a crescent shaped molecule.
What is the major difference between thalassemia and sickle cell anemia?
Thalassemia is a quantitative problem of too few globins synthesized, whereas sickle-cell anemia (a hemoglobinopathy) is a qualitative problem of synthesis of an incorrectly functioning globin. (wikipedia)
What are two inherited blood disease?
Thalassemia and sickle cell anemia.
You are a black female with beta thalassemia minor trait both of your children have this trait can sickle cell anemia trait partner effect their children also?
If you have beta thalassemia trait and your partner has sickle cell trait there is a 25% chance of your child having sickle beta thalassemia.
What is a blood disease?
Examples: anemia, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, leukemia, thalassemia, etc.
What is a type of red blood cell disorder?
its optional hemophilia or sickle cell anaemia
What dieseases comes from a mutation in the hemogobin?
Sickle cell anemia and thalassemia are two diseases caused by mutation of the protein hemoglobin.
What is the main difference between hemophilia and sickle cell anemia in the way in which it is inherited?
hemophilia is the deficiency of blood and anemia is the deficiency of red blood cells
Can you donate blood if you have a thalassemia trait?
i was told many years ago that i couldn't donate as I'm a beta thalassemia carrier. best to ask your local donation center.
What diseases is hemoglobin electrophoresis used to diagnose?
The test is used primarily to diagnose diseases involving these abnormal forms of hemoglobin, such as sickle cell anemia and thalassemia.
A mutation in the hemoglobin gene causes what disorder?
While technically there are more than one, the main one by far is sickle cell anemia.
The blood disorder characterized by anemia?
many conditions. few include thalassemia, acute blood loss, sickle cell anemia, vitamin B12 or folic acid or iron deficiency, post infection anemia, hereditary spherocytosis.
