Alpha-thalassemia is one of the most common hemoglobin genetic abnormalities and is caused by the reduced or absent production of the alpha globin chains. Alpha-thalassemia is prevalent in tropical ...

The microcytic anemias are those characterized by the production of red cells that are smaller than normal. The small size of these cells is due to decreased production of hemoglobin, the predominant ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 76, No. 2 (Feb., 1979), pp. 939-943 (5 pages) By using the technique of recoil-free absorption (Mössbauer effect) ...

There is growing evidence that the health and economic burden of the thalassemias is increasing owing to population growth and epidemiologic transition in tropical regions 8 and to human migrations in ...

Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder that affects the body's ability to produce hemoglobin, a crucial protein in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. This condition ...

Q: My husband was diagnosed with a condition called “thalassemia.” He’s 43 and has always been in good health. Although the doctor said thalassemia isn’t fatal, he also said there’s nothing much he ...

Feeling tired and weak all the time and having pale or yellowish skin may be connected to your genes. Alpha thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which specific gene mutations that get passed ...

An essential factor in distinguishing thalassemia phenotypes is transfusion dependence. While beta-thalassemia major requires ...