The term thalassemia is derived from the Greek, thalassa (sea) and haima (blood). Beta-thalassemia includes three main forms: Thalassemia Major, variably referred to as "Cooley's Anemia" and "Mediterranean Anemia", Thalassemia Intermedia and Thalassemia Minor also called "beta-thalassemia carrier"...
beta thalassemia minorrare diseasesRare disorders are defined as diseases, including those of genetic origin, which are life-threatening or chronically debilitating, which are of such low prevalence that special combined efforts are needed to address them. We present a case with a rare association ...
Prognosis of thalassemia minor subjects is excellent. An increased risk for cholelithiasis, especially in association with the Gilbert mutation has been demonstrated [92]. Patients with thalassemia intermedia who do not usually have severe hemosiderosis are less prone to cardiac problems [11]. However,...
The reason that the gene for beta thalassemia is relatively common, for example, among people of Italian and Greek origin is that parts of Italy and Greece were once full ofmalaria. The presence of thalassemia minor (like the sickle cell trait in Africa) afforded protection against malaria, an...
Because total cholesterol levels have been found to be lower in patients affected by thalassemia major and intermedia, we examined the plasma lipid pattern of 628 beta-thalassemia trait carriers and 4552 controls in order to evaluate whether the plasma lipid impairment is also present in the heteroz...
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Thalassemia minor, the Gilbert mutation, and the risk of gallstones. Haematologica 2003; 88: 1106–1109. CAS PubMed Google Scholar Galanello R, Perseu L, Melis MA, et al. Hyperbilirubinaemia in heterozygous beta-thalassaemia is related to co-inherited Gilbert's syndrome. Br J Haematol 1997...
Thalassemia minor is clinically asymptomatic but some subjects may have moderate anemia. Beta-thalassemias are caused by point mutations or, more rarely, deletions in the beta globin gene on chromosome 11, leading to reduced (beta+) or absent (beta0) synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin ...
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CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that short stature was significantly more prevalent in the healthy beta thalassemia minor subjects than in the control group (p<0.001). Therefore, thalassemia minor can cause short stature. 展开 关键词: short stature beta thalassemia minor growth rate ...