Thalassemia Beta

Question: Is there anyway to get rid of my beta thalassemia trait? hi i just was told by the doctor i have beta thalassemia trait. because my red blood cells are small. is there anyway to increase there size or get rid of my beta thalassemmia trait?

Answer: People with Thalassemia Minor, sometimes known as Trait, carry Thalassemia but they are not ill. Traits are not the disease. A Thalassemia trait gene may cause some slight anemia in the person who inherited the gene. It may cause slight fatigue but there would be no major health problems created by this gene. Thalassemia trait is often mistaken for iron deficiency, thus anyone suspected of being a Thalassemia trait carrier who is on iron supplements should be re-tested for iron deficiency after one or two months. Thalassemia Minors red blood cell are also different from normal blood cells. http://www.tam.org.my/guide/thalassemia/… It's not necessary to treat it. Anyway, the most common treatment for all major forms of Thalassemia is red blood cell transfusions. You can read this page for more detail on Thalassemia treatment. http://www.tam.org.my/guide/thalassemia/…

Question: My doctor said I have Beta Thalassemia can someone tell me more about it please? Hi, my doctor said I have Beta Thalassemia he said that I'm perfectly healthy, and that my red blood cells are much smaller that regular blood cells and he asked me If I am italian but my mother is german and my father is mexican so does this mean my mom slept with the mail man?

Answer: What are the thalassemias? The thalassemias are a group of genetic (inherited) blood disorders that share in common one feature, the defective production of hemoglobin, the protein that enables red blood cells to carry oxygen (and carbon dioxide). There are many different disorders with defective hemoglobin synthesis and, hence, many types of thalassemia. What is beta thalassemia? The most familiar type of thalassemia is beta thalassemia. It involves decreased production of normal adult hemoglobin (Hb A), the predominant type of hemoglobin from soon after birth until death. (All hemoglobin consists of two parts: heme and globin). The globin part of Hb A has 4 protein sections called polypeptide chains. Two of these chains are identical and are designated the alpha chains. The other two chains are also identical to one another but differ from the alpha chains and are termed the beta chains. In persons with beta thalassemia, there is reduced or absent production of beta globin chains. What is the difference between thalassemia minor and major? There are two forms of beta thalassemia. They are thalassemia minor and thalassemia major (which is also called Cooley's anemia). Thalassemia minor: The individual with thalassemia minor has only one copy of the beta thalassemia gene (together with one perfectly normal beta-chain gene). The person is said to be heterozygous for beta thalassemia. Persons with thalassemia minor have (at most) mild anemia (with slight lowering of the hemoglobin level in the blood). This situation can very closely resemble that with mild iron-deficiency anemia. However, persons with thalassemia minor have a normal blood iron level (unless they have are iron deficient for other reasons). No treatment is necessary for thalassemia minor. In particular, iron is neither necessary nor advised. Thalassemia major (Cooley's anemia): The child born with thalassemia major has two genes for beta thalassemia and no normal beta-chain gene. The child is homozygous for beta thalassemia. This causes a striking deficiency in beta chain production and in the production of Hb A. Thalassemia major is, therefore, a serious disease. The clinical picture associated with thalassemia major was first described in 1925 by the American pediatrician Thomas Cooley. Hence, the name Cooley's anemia in his honor. At birth the baby with thalassemia major seems entirely normal. This is because the predominant hemoglobin at birth is still fetal hemoglobin (Hb F). Hb F has two alpha chains (like Hb A) and two gamma chains (unlike Hb A). It has no beta chains so the baby is protected at birth from the effects of thalassemia major. Anemia begins to develop within the first months after birth. It becomes progressively more and more severe. The infant fails to thrive (to grow normally) and often has problems feeding (due to easy fatigue from lack of oxygen, with the profound anemia), bouts of fever (due to infections to which the severe anemia predisposes the child) and diarrhea and other intestinal problems.

Question: what is the prevention of beta thalassemia disease? i have a beta thalassemia i'm already underwent operation spleenictomy and they got also my gilestone...and now i have also a mantainance injection to decrease my iron..

Answer: ONLY PREVENTIVE WAY IS GENETIC COUNSELLING.

Question: My daughter suspected Thalassemia Beta Trait. What should I do? What kind of food / vitamin should I eat/avoid My doctor suggest me to DNA Check..Should I? I'm very sad, cause she's my only daughter. If you have any information regarding to Thalassemia Beta Trait..please email me : h_jusdi@yahoo.com Thanks...

Answer: This condition has nothing to do with diet! it is a blood dis-order...have a DNA done for peace of mind.

Question: Beta thalassemia minor, what is the gene? Hello, I recently sent off to have my genome mapped out. And I got back all the data including the raw data. And I was wondering what the gene for beta thalassemia carriers was? Thanks!

Answer: A person with thalassemia minor has only one copy of the beta thalassemia gene (together with one perfectly normal beta-chain gene). The person is said to be heterozygous for beta thalassemia. Persons with thalassemia minor have (at most) mild anemia (with slight lowering of the hemoglobin level in the blood). This situation can very closely resemble that with mild iron-deficiency anemia. However, persons with thalassemia minor have a normal blood iron level (unless they have are iron deficient for other reasons). No treatment is necessary for thalassemia minor. In particular, iron is neither necessary nor advised

Question: effect of frameshifts mutation at codon 76 in beta thalassemia? The relatively common mutations in the some patient with beta thalassemia is frameshifts at codon 76.explain the effect of frameshifts mutation at codon 76 in beta thalassemia.please provide your answer and article that support your answer plzz i need help in this question.. anyone know??

Answer: There are a plenty of good articles in the web sites about mutation in beta thallasemia, but most of them deals with frameshift mutation at various others codons rather than at codon 76. Are you sure you don't need any other article reletaed with the topic? At present I am not able to find an article describing frameshift mutation at 76 codon. As soon I find one I will add it later. However, Here is a very useful article that deals with frameshift mutation at codon...... http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/i… See also http://globin.cse.psu.edu/globin/html/hu…

Question: If the mom has Beta thalassemia minor and the dad low heart rate, wat R the probabilities in this situation? Thank you for your input

Answer: The thalassemias are a group of genetic (inherited) blood disorders that share in common one feature, the defective production of hemoglobin, the protein that enables red blood cells to carry oxygen (and carbon dioxide). There are many different disorders with defective hemoglobin synthesis and, hence, many types of thalassemia. Also low heart rate can be attributed to many factors such as heredity or medication use as well as various diseases. There are hundreds of probabilities to your question dependent upon the diagnosis you are seeking. This question is non-specific and cannot be answered with the information give. (aka the question is too general, be more specific)

Question: Can my child recieve ssi disability if she has sickle-beta thalassemia a form of sickle-cell?

Answer: It probably depends on her beta globin count. Either she does not produce any beta globin and has symptoms resembling sickle-cell anemia, or produces some bg and has relatively mild if any symptoms at all. She can recieve SSI if she is actually disabled and requires extraordinary care. If she is a normal, fully functioning child, then applying for SSI would be fraudulent.

Question: where is ayurvedic hospital in bangalore for thalassaemia beta thalassemia? nil

Answer: Oh, my gosh are you for real? Found it, you are for real thats the web site I found palakkadayurvedic.com gamcterdal.org/index.htm ayurvediccollegemanvi.org

Question: Beta thalassemia anemia? umm i have beta thalassemia anemia(minor) and its really confusing me. one of my doctors said anemia and beta thalassemia are different, and the other said theyre the same. i know it causes me too have smaller red blood cells, but i really dont get the condition. can somebody pleeease THOROUGHLY explain a lot about the condition? im only in high school so dont use vocabulary i dont know :)

Answer: This is a form of anemia but not in the classic sense. Most people relate anemia to iron poor blood. My family caries this trait and my niece has it. Try this site:http://www.thalassemia.com.pk/ Also:http://www.thalassemia.org/