Alpha- and beta-thalassemia disease can cause serious illness and require ongoing care, but having thalassemia trait, also known as being a “thalassemia carrier,” is different. Experts ...

The more genes a person is missing, the more severe their alpha thalassemia will be. People missing one gene will be carriers. Infants missing all four genes often die during birth or shortly after.

Alpha-thalassemia: Everyone has four alpha globin genes (two on each chromosome 16). The severity depends on how many of these four genes are mutated: One gene mutation: Silent carrier — no ...

(1 missing) alpha-thalassemia carrier You’re a silent carrier with no significant symptoms. Your other α globin genes can still produce enough healthy hemoglobin. (3 missing) hemoglobin H (HbH ...

The symptoms of alpha thalassemia depend on how many genes are affected and how much alpha globin is being produced. Silent carrier (one gene defect): These people are usually completely ...

Alpha thalassemia minima, which is when you have one missing or mutated gene. You may pass this gene to your children as a carrier, but you won't have symptoms. Alpha thalassemia minor ...

With gene therapy offering new hope for thalassemia, experts urge Indian govt to invest in early diagnosis, genetic testing, ...

People with hemoglobin H, a form of alpha thalassemia ... People with no symptoms may not realize they are carriers until they have a child with thalassemia. Blood tests can detect if a person ...

For instance, in alpha minor thalassemia silent carrier, with one gene missing in the red blood cells, patients majorly experience anaemia and fatigue while in the other type of alpha thalassemia ...

The study revealed that 15.07% of women were carriers of thalassemia. These women were categorized based on their spouses' screening results into high-risk (0.75%), low-risk (25.86%), and unknown ...