His condition, thalassemia, is caused by defective gene that codes for hemoglobin structure. From Wordnik.com. [Medpundit] Reference
The red blood cells in thalassemia patients are distorted and sometimes immature, containing a nucleus. From Wordnik.com. [Poster-Medicine-1993] Reference
Usually 2 weeks treatment is enough for children, although in some areas children with sickle cell disease, or a kind of anemia called thalassemia may need it for years. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 31] Reference
Nonetheless, single-gene disorders of the blood, such as thalassemia and sickle cell disease, are among the most common inherited maladies in the world. From Wordnik.com. [Gene Therapy Prevails in Case of Deadly Blood Disorder] Reference
This was aimed at lowering the prevalence of hereditary diseases, particularly blood disorders such as thalassemia and sickle cell anaemia. From Wordnik.com. [Institute for War & Peace Reporting:] Reference
Blood disorders (sickle cell disease, thalassemia). From Wordnik.com. [Frequently Asked Questions About Bone Marrow Transplants] Reference
Figure 3: Defective splicing causing beta-thalassemia. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology or Medicine 1993 - Press Release] Reference
He suffered from a version of the disease known as beta-thalassemia. From Wordnik.com. [Gene Therapy Prevails in Case of Deadly Blood Disorder] Reference
Intriguingly, thalassemia often occurs in areas where malaria is, or was, endemic. From Wordnik.com. [Gene Therapy Prevails in Case of Deadly Blood Disorder] Reference
Because thalassemia patients have a faulty gene, they produce little or no hemoglobin. From Wordnik.com. [Gene Therapy Prevails in Case of Deadly Blood Disorder] Reference
The most studied of such diseases is beta-thalassemia, an anemia prevalent primarily in some. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology or Medicine 1993 - Press Release] Reference
Yet breaking pyruvate kinase or G6PD or globin genes in thalassemia does not add up to any new system. From Wordnik.com. [Scientists' Responses Solicited] Reference
Reduced-intensity transplants for patients with sickle cell disease, thalassemia, immunodeficiencies, HLH. From Wordnik.com. [Our Approach to BMT] Reference
Arrows mark two examples of sites where point mutations causing thalassemia occur in the beta-globin gene. From Wordnik.com. [Poster-Medicine-1993] Reference
Genetic screening to check for diseases such as cystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs, thalassemia, and sickle cell anemia. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn] Reference
There are four common types of sickle cell disease: SS, SC, S/beta-plus thalassemia, and S/beta-zero thalassemia. From Wordnik.com. [Diagnosing and treating sickle cell disease] Reference
These conditions include sickle cell anemia, beta thalassemia, phenylketonuria PKU, hypothyroidism,8 and galactosemia. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn] Reference
So I could easily have been born with a cleft lip, or a cleft palate, or spina bifida, or even something like beta thalassemia. From Wordnik.com. [j-gan Diary Entry] Reference
Case in point: there are lots of mutations involving red blood cells–sickle-cell, the thalassemia family, G6PD deficiency, etc. From Wordnik.com. [American Public Radio show: Understanding Charles Darwin - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
In one of the thalassemia cases, an unusually long third segment is formed (B), while in the second one, an extra segment is produced (C). From Wordnik.com. [Physiology or Medicine 1993 - Press Release] Reference
Smithies also used gene targeting to develop mouse models for inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis and the blood disease thalassemia. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Press Release] Reference
Awareness only way to tackle thalassemia, say experts. From Wordnik.com. [RxPG News : Latest Medical, Healthcare and Research News] Reference
Sampras inherited the blood disorder thalassemia, which can cause anemia. From Wordnik.com. [ScrippsNews] Reference
Some diseases - sickle cell, cystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs, thalassemia, spinal muscle atrophy. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories]
Some diseases -- sickle cell, cystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs, thalassemia, spinal muscle atrophy. From Wordnik.com. [WSBTV.com - Local News] Reference
It's projected that over the next 20 years, more than 900,000 children with thalassemia will be born each year. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
The list includes minor illnesses such as the blood disorder thalassemia, a condition which can case mild anaemia. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
thalassemia is classified as alpha or beta thalassemia, depending on which of the globin protein chains are affected. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
In the present study, the researchers gave the beta thalassemia mice daily injections of human transferrin for 60 days. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Scientists have found a genetic variant that can explain why some people with beta thalassemia seem to be ... > read more. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Both Chin and her husband are thalassemia carriers but Carmen is the only one of their three children who has the disease. From Wordnik.com. Reference
SEREMBAN: Sim Carmen, 12, loves the outdoors but having the blood disorder thalassemia prevents her from living life fully. From Wordnik.com. Reference
HemaQuest is a Seattle biotech targeting hemoglobin disorders such as sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia and cancers. From Wordnik.com. [Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal] Reference
Unfortunately, Daley says, stem cell therapy is effective for only a few blood disorders, such as leukemias and thalassemia. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
Pregnant women are tested in the first trimester of their pregnancy to check whether they or their foetus is carrying thalassemia. From Wordnik.com. [India eNews] Reference
How much time does he take to recover? plz tel wat r d alleles or genotypes for thalassemia. like we hav Hb for sickle cell anaemia. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
"So she decided to see if injections of transferring - obtainable as a byproduct of blood collection - could help in treating thalassemia.". From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
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