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Just found out my dad 64 has b-thalassemia trait.. do i have to worry that my children age 7& 3 have full blown thalaseemia? cbc , cmp for both normal 2 weeks ago. is this something we would know by now?

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Dr. Yvette Kratzberg answered

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Beta Thalassemia: When only one parent has beta thalassemia trait and the other does not have a blood trait, there is essentially no chance of having a baby with any form of beta thalassemia disease. However, each child has a 50% (or 1 in 2) chance to inherit beta thalassemia trait from the parent. Any Grandchildren would have a 25% chance of inheriting the Beta Thalassemia trait but not the disease.

Answered 2/19/2021

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A member asked:

Just found out my dad 64 has b-thalassemia trait.. do i have to worry that my children age 7& 3 have full blown thalaseemia? cbc , cmp for both normal 2 weeks ago. is this something we would know by now?

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Dr. Yvette Kratzberg answered

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