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What are the causes of ineffective erythropoiesis?
thalassemia
Why does thalassemia crew cut skull deformity?
Increased erythropoesis causes bone marrow expansion in the skull.
Are there other names for Thalassemia disease?
Alpha thalassemia silent carrierAlpha thalassemia minor, also called alpha thalassemia traitHemoglobin H diseaseAlpha thalassemia major, also called hydrops fetalisBeta thalassemia minor, also called beta thalassemia traitBeta thalassemia intermediaBeta thalassemia major, also called Cooley's anemia or beta-zero (ß0) thalassemiaBeta-plus (ß+) thalassemiaMediterranean anemia
The inherited blood disorder that causes mild or severe anemia due to reduced hemoglobin and fewer red blood cells than normal?
The inherited blood disorder that causes mild or severe anemia due to reduced hemoglobin and fewer red blood cells than normal is called thalassemia. Thalassemia is a genetic condition that affects the production of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. Treatment options for thalassemia may include blood transfusions, medication, and in some cases, bone marrow transplants.
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.
Can minor thalassemia carrier and alpha marry?
Yes, A "carrier" of alpha thalassemia and of beta thalassemia can marry, but not to someone with any hemoglobinopathy. Prof. Kornfeld Pal
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.
Is thalassemia hereditary?
yes
The inherited blood disorder that causes mild or severe anemia due to reduced hemoglobin and fewer red blood cells than normal is known as?
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 inherited blood disorder that causes mild or severe anemia due to reduced hemoglobin and fewer red blood cells than normal is known as what?
Thalassemia
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.
