Alpha thalassemia major with hemoglobin barts usually results in fatal hydrops fetalis. Two mutated genes, your thalassemia signs and symptoms will be mild. Learn more about its symptoms and how its diagnosed. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to cells throughout the body. But you are a carrier of the disease and can pass it on to your children. In people with the characteristic features of alpha thalassemia, a reduction in the amount of hemoglobin prevents enough oxygen from reaching the bodys tissues. Four genes are involved in making the alpha hemoglobin chain. Thalassemia major is the most severe form of beta thalassemia. Alpha thalassemia is a blood disorder that reduces the production of hemoglobin. Talasemia al diagnostico moderada severa severa visceromegalias 8 10 2 4 50 hb f % hematologia talasemia intermedia talasemia mayor 12. One mutated gene, youll have no signs or symptoms of thalassemia. The symptoms of thalassemia major generally appear before a childs second birthday. Thalassemia is a blood disorder in which the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin.
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