Beta Thalassemia Information

Beta thalassemia is a type of inherited blood disorder that can cause anemia. It is the most serious of the inherited thalassemias where no beta globin is produced. This condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, which means two copies of the gene must be altered for a person to be affected by the disorder.

In beta thalassemia involves decreased production of normal adult hemoglobin (Hb A), the predominant type of hemoglobin from soon after birth until death.

Beta thalassemia is grouped into three categories: beta-thalassemia minor (trait), intermedia, and major (Cooley's anemia).

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