The thalassemias are an inherited group of heterogeneous anemias in which 1 or more of the globin chains in the hemoglobin tetramer are absent. Among the 4 classic alpha thalassemia syndromes, there ...

A rare blood disorder, alpha thalassemia, affects thousands of people. About 5% to 20% of the world population carries one or more α-thalassemia mutations, according to the data. If left untreated, it ...

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (($BMY)) announced an update on their ongoing clinical study. Study Overview: Bristol-Myers ...

Researchers from Mahidol University have developed a rapid, high-throughput screening method for prevention and control of thalassemia. The related report by Munkongdee et al, "Rapid diagnosis of ...

People with the thalassemia trait, or thalassemia carriers, may not experience any symptoms. However, some thalassemia carriers can experience anemia symptoms, such as paleness and fatigue. In people ...

When we think about common health issues, diabetes and high blood pressure are the most common health issues that pop into our minds. However, some other disorders are more common than we think and ...

CONVINCING evidence has been presented that the term thalassemia does not describe a specific or homogeneous entity. Bather, it refers to a group of heritable defects of hemoglobin synthesis ...

HYDROPS fetalis associated with hemoglobin Barts is believed to represent the homozygous state of α thalassemia. Ten cases occurring in Chinese families in Indonesia, Malaya and Hong Kong, 1 in a ...

Philadelphia, May 29, 2020 - In a report in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, published by Elsevier, researchers describe a rapid, accurate novel assay for nondeletional alpha-thalassemia ...

Today new and updated data from bluebird bio inc.’ s gene therapy programs in beta-thalassemia and sickle cell disease were presented at the 64 th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and ...