ABDOMINAL
THALASSEMIA
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Genetic disease of red blood cells
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Genetic disease of white blood cells
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Blood plasma genetic diseases
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Non-genetic red blood disease
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thalassemia is an inherited (i.e., passed from parents to children through genes) blood disorder caused when the body doesn’t make enough of a protein called hemoglobin, an important part of red blood cells.
Detailed explanation-2: -RBCs in thalassemia minor are microcytic and hypochromic, and this disease must be differentiated from iron deficiency anemia and other microcytic, hypochromic anemias to avoid unnecessary tests or treatments.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thalassemia is an inherited disease of faulty synthesis of hemoglobin. The name is derived from the Greek word “thalassa” meaning “the sea” because the condition was first described in populations living near the Mediterranean Sea; however, the disease is also prevalent in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.