A 45-year-old member asked:
what is hemoglobin e-beta thalassemia?
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Dr. Hushang Haghighat answered
Specializes in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Sever anemia: This syndrome is quite common in Thailand ,where there. is a high incidence of the genes for B0 thalassemia and Be golobin
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A 36-year-old member asked:
What causes hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia?
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Dr. Nadia Ghattas answered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Thalassemia : This is a genetic hemolytic blood disorders transmitted to you from your parents in your genes & instead of having the normal Hgb A, it becomes abnormal Hgb. there are different types of thalassemia. If both parents are carriers or have the disease then the offspring might get the disease. I hope this helps. Good luck.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
How do you diagnose hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia?
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Dr. Johanna Fricke answered
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 50 years experience
Pediatric Hematolo-: gists have the expertise to diagnose & treat Hb E/β-thalassaemia, which results from co-inheritance of a β-thalassaemia allele, an alternative form of a gene, from 1 parent and the structural variant Hemoglobin E from the other. They check for co-inheritance of α-thalassemia & polymorphisms, 2 or more alleles at 1 locus, that ^ synthesis of Fetal Hb. These are factors that determine severity.
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