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Alpha Thalassemia
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Alpha Thalassemia
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There are at least five main types of alpha thalassemia. These are most common in people of Southeast Asian, Indian, southern Chinese, Middle Eastern and African ancestry (4). There are four genes that control the production of alpha globin...
The frequency of carriers for alpha thalassemia is about one in 30 in persons who are southeastern Asian or Chinese. The frequency in other populations has not been specifically studied, but is estimated at one in 300. Carrier status can be...
No. Alpha thalassemia trait, alpha thal trait for short, is not an illness. Your baby will not have to get special medical care because of alpha thal trait. Alpha thal trait may be diagnosed when a child has a routine complete blood count (...
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Yes, as long as iron levels (for a female) are at least 120
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Alpha thalassemia is caused by mutations in the alpha chain of the hemoglobin molecule. Normally, there are two alpha chain genes located on each #16 chromosome, for a total of four. The alpha chain is an important component of fetal hemogl...
http://www.rwjuh.edu/health_information/adult_blood_alp...
The alpha thalassemia gene is a mutation of the hemoglobin gene. The hemoglobin protein has 4 subunits, 2 alpha and 2 beta. Alpha thalassemia results in decreased production of the alpha subunit, therefore the people who have the disease ma...
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Four genes are involved in making the alpha-globin part of hemoglobin -- two from each parent. Alpha thalassemia occurs when one or more of these genes are variant or missing. Examples of alpha thalassemia include:
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