Thalassemia Patients and Friends

Discussion Forums => Miscellaneous Questions => Topic started by: Keep Smiling on November 04, 2009, 09:01:24 PM

Title: Keep Smiling
Post by: Keep Smiling on November 04, 2009, 09:01:24 PM

can any body tell me is thalassemia an inherited disease or can have other reasons also?
if my niece has thal intermedia then r both of its parents are thalassemia carrier or any one of them can be or no one of them is carrier?

Title: Re: Keep Smiling
Post by: Andy Battaglia on November 04, 2009, 10:27:03 PM

In most cases it means both parents are carriers.

Title: Re: Keep Smiling
Post by: nice friend on November 05, 2009, 05:36:21 AM

Keep Smiling ,
Yes, Thalassemia is an inherited blood disease ... and there is No other way/reason of it ...

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Inheritance of Thalassemia refers to whether the condition is inherited from your parents or "runs" in families. The level of inheritance of a condition depends on how important genetics are to the disease

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What causes thalassemia?
A defect in one or more genes causes thalassemia. It is an inherited blood disorder, passed from parent to child. Both parents must carry a gene for the disease in order to pass it to their child.

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