ABDOMINAL
THALASSEMIA
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Question
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The insured is female, aged 2 months, and has a father and mother with thalassemia. Is the insured person likely to have thalassemia?
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No chance because both parents are not thalassemia.
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No chance because the insured is still young
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There is a chance because the mother is a thalassemia carrier.
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There is a chance because both parents have thalassemia.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The type of thalassemia that a person has depends on how many and what type of traits for thalassemia a person has inherited, or received from their parents. For instance, if a person receives a beta thalassemia trait from his father and another from his mother, he will have beta thalassemia major.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thalassemia is an inherited gene mutation. It is passed on from one or both parents. The type of thalassemia you have depends on which mutated genes you inherit from your parents, and how many genes you inherit.
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