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Is it safe to be a carrier of thalassaemia?
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It is what it is ...: Thalassemia is a number of inborn (genetic) disorders of hemoglobin (check out http://www.Mayoclinic.Com/health/thalassemia/ds00905 & http://www.Nhlbi.Nih.Gov/health/health-topics/topics/thalassemia/). Carries have just one gene while those w/full blown disorder have both. As a carrier, there're few clinical symptoms so it's "safe" for you, not that you could do anything about it!
Answered 4/5/2013
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