what is Thalassemia? & Alpha Thalassemia type in detail. Thalassemia is hereditary haemolytic disorders characterized by genes. There are 4 copies of genes that are producing 2 alpha globin chains of Haemoglobin. If the gene coding for alpha globin chain is missing then there will be alpha Thalassemia disorders. According to the number of genes that are missing, Alpha Thalassemias are of 4 sub-types i.e. silent carrier, alpha thalassemia trait, Haemoglobin H disease & Hydrops fetalis.
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