Thalassemia Update
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04/13/2016 02:39 PM EDT
Source: National Library of Medicine -
04/13/2016 02:39 PM EDT
Source: National Library of Medicine -
04/13/2016 02:39 PM EDT
Source: National Library of Medicine -
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Thalassemias are inherited blood disorders. If you have one, your body makes fewer healthy red blood cells and less hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein that carries oxygen to the body. That leads to anemia. Thalassemias occur most often among people of Italian, Greek, Middle Eastern, Southern Asian, and African descent.
Thalassemias can be mild or severe. Some people have no symptoms or mild anemia. The most common severe type in the United States is called Cooley's anemia. It usually appears during the first two years of life. People with it may have severe anemia, slowed growth and delayed puberty, and problems with the spleen, liver, heart, or bones.
Doctors diagnose thalassemias using blood tests. Treatments include blood transfusions and treatment to remove excess iron from the body. If you have mild symptoms or no symptoms, you may not need treatment. In some severe cases, you may need a bone marrow transplant.
NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Learning about Thalassemia (National Human Genome Research Institute)
- Thalassemia (American Academy of Family Physicians)Available in Spanish
- Thalassemia (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)Available in Spanish
- Thalassemias (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Thalassemias? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Hemoglobinopathy Evaluation (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- How Are Thalassemias Diagnosed? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- How Are Thalassemias Treated? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Iron Chelation Therapy (Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation)
- What Is a Blood Transfusion? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Living with Thalassemias (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Nutrition and Diet (Northern California Comprehensive Thalassemia Center)
- Low Bone Mass in Thalassemia (Cooley's Anemia Foundation) - PDF
- What Causes Thalassemias? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- About Thalassemia (Cooley's Anemia Foundation)
- Alpha Thalassemia (Cooley's Anemia Foundation) - PDF
- Beta Thalassemia (Cooley's Anemia Foundation) - PDF
- Genetics Home Reference: alpha thalassemia (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: alpha thalassemia X-linked intellectual disability syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: beta thalassemia (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: dyserythropoietic anemia and thrombocytopenia (National Library of Medicine)
- What Is Thalassemia Trait? (Cooley's Anemia Foundation) - PDF
- What Is Beta-Thalassemia? (Dolan DNA Learning Center)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: beta-Thalassemia (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Thalassemia (National Institutes of Health)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Thalassemia Care Centers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Alpha Thalassemia (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)Available in Spanish
- Beta Thalassemia (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)
- Thalassemia Available in Spanish
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