Question 1

do beta thalassemia and sickle cell anemia always reduce life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

Not if just 1 trait: Having either beta thalassemia trait or sickle cell trait is a mild condition and should not cause symptoms to the point of making a person frequently ill nor shortening life expectancy. Having beta thalassemia major or sickle cell disease, or both sickle cell trait and beta thalassemia trait, usually causes severe enough chronic disease symptoms to shorten lifespan an uncertain amount.

Question 2

how does one test for sickle beta thalassemia?

Accepted Answer

Blood tests: Sickle beta thalassemia is diagnosed by blood tests: routine blood counts, hemoglobin electrophoresis to find out the types of hemoglobin one has in one's blood, and dna analysis to try to see if certain mutations are present.

Question 3

what is sickle cell beta thalassemia?

Accepted Answer

Got both mutations: A person has sickle cell beta thalassemia if he inherited one gene mutation for sickle cell anemia, and also inherited one gene mutation for beta thalassemia. He can have symptoms of sickle cell disease, unlike patients with only sickle cell trait who are generally without symptoms.

Question 4

different between sickle cell anaemia and beta-thalassemia?

Accepted Answer

Beta thalassemia: Is a quantitative deficiency of beta globin, caused by alterations in regulatory elements governing beta globin expression. The mutation that causes sickle cell anemia is a qualitative abnormality of beta globin. Two hgbs alleles causes sickle cell dz. But you can inherit one hgbs and one beta thal allele (so called sickle-beta thal). Dz severity depends on beta globin expression from thal allele.

Question 5

my baby have hb e/beta thalassemia? is it sickle cell disease?

Accepted Answer

No: It is not sickle cell disease. It is a "hemoglobinopathy" or genetic disorder of hemoglobin...And it can cause anemia. Sickle cell has malformed red blood cells that become "sickle" shaped and can get stuck in organs and vessels and cause pain. E/beta thalassemia is different.

Question 6

im 33 with sickle cell  beta+thalassemia im having sharp pain in right ear n jaw n throat.  my neck hurtscslso all on my right side. whats wrong?tp

Accepted Answer

Crisis?: Sickle beta plus thalassemia can have a crisis Have you had them before. Do you have a throat infection causing referred pain.?See your doctor and get the best treatment you can. If you are having a fever or the pain is very intense, I would see the urgicare clinic or the ER tonight. 
Best wishes.

Question 7

what is the main difference between thalassemia and sickle cell anemia?

Accepted Answer

SICKLE CELL AFFECTS : With sickle cell the spleen can be destroyed by the crisis episodes.

Question 8

can sickle thalassemia patients get married ?

Accepted Answer

Of course: Anyone can get married. Family planning however should occur in consultation with a hematologist and genetic counselor about the risks of having a child with an inheritable disease like sickle cell disease and thalassemia.

Question 9

is it possible for a person to have sickle cell and thalassemia at the same time?

Accepted Answer

Yes!: Sickle cell and beta thalassemia both affect the same part of hemoglobin. If you inherit a sickle gene from one parent and a thalassemia gene from the other, you have sickle/b-thalassemia. The severity depends on whether the thal gene works a little (b+) or not at all (b0). Sickle cell and Alpha thalassemia are inherited independently; you can inherit both from the same parent or one from each.

Question 10

what is the difference among sickle cell disease, animea & thalassemia?

Accepted Answer

Different genes: Anemia is a deficiency of red blood cells/hemoglobin in the blood.  Sickle cell disease and thalassemia are both genetic diseases that affect hemoglobin production and result in anemia.  There is more than one type of thalassemia.

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