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I'm an alpha thel carrier and my partner is a beta carrier, what should we have to think?

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Dr. Richard Zimon answered

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MY OPINION: CONSULT with a GENETIC COUNSELOR!!! There are MANY possibilities....... Hope this helps! Dr Z

Answered 9/3/2016

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Hemoglobin testing: You should have children tested, since different gene loci, shouldn't have any affected children, they should all be carriers, auto recessive illnesses that don't have linkage

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