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Blood & HematologicSevere
Thalassaemia
Hematology · Blood & Hematologic
Severe
Severity
Common in endemic regions — affects millions in South Asia and the Mediterranean; India has one of the largest carrier populations
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Hematology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Caused by inherited genetic mutations affecting the genes responsible for producing hemoglobin's globin chains
- 2passed down from one or both parents. The severity depends on how many gene mutations are inherited
- 3with severe forms occurring when both parents pass on the affected gene
- 4making genetic counseling important in high-prevalence populations.
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