World Thalassemia Day: Blood disorder cannot be cured, and other myths busted
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World Thalassemia Day: Blood disorder cannot be cured, and other myths bustedBy Abhay Bhave, ET CONTRIBUTORS
Last Updated: May 08, 2021, 01:11 PM IST
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Thalassemia syndrome is an inherited blood disorder that causes the body to have less haemoglobin than normal. There are two types of thalassemia - Alpha and Beta - in which children inherited the condition from parents who carry the mutated thalassemia.
People with thalassemia trait have normal life expectancy. However, beta thalassemia major along with heart ailments can make the condition fatal before 30 years of age.