A talk on Thalassemia by Dr Suman Jain, Chief Executive, Thalassemia & Sickle Cell Society (TSCS) and this will include information about the illness, the prevelance, prevention and cure.

Thalassemia is a form of inherited recessive blood disorders caused by the weakening and destruction of red blood cells. Thalassemia is caused by variant or missing genes that affect how the body makes hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. People with thalassemia make less hemoglobin and fewer circulating red blood cells than normal, which results in mild or severe anemia.

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