Tag: Thalassemia

Reasons of Thalassemia Two genes are responsible for the expression of any characteristic in the body. One comes from the father, the other from the mother. If there is one good and one bad gene for hemoglobin production, less hemoglobin is produced than normal (10-50 percent). Such a patient is called thalassemia minor. Among them, the symptoms of the disease are less pronounced, so the disease is not easily diagnosed. Because they come late to the doctor. They are called thalassemia traits or carriers. And in those whose two genes are bad i.e. those whose mother and father are carriers of thalassemia, the symptoms of the disease appear in childhood and the disease can be easily diagnosed. They are called thalassemia major or thalassemia intermedia in special cases. They suffer from vari...