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Does marriage among relative increase the risk of having a child with thalassemia? This genetically is called consanguinity and it does increase the risk of a child being affected by 25 per cent under the circumstances, if both parents are carriers of the mutated gene for this condition.

Does treatment help in normal sexual development? With current therapy normal growth and sexual development occurs but compliance with treatment is a problem, especially in teenagers.

What is hemoglobin? Hemoglobin is the remarkable protein that enables red blood cells to carry oxygen and carbon dioxide. It consists of two parts: heme and globin. Hemoglobin is essential for the existence of human life.

Why people for certain countries are affected (for example, in the Pacific and Southeast Asia)? It has been suggested that this disorder has achieved a high frequency in some populations to protect against malaria thalassemia gene evolved to protect the individual against malaria infection.

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Posted by: jatin.sejpal Posted on: 01/31/2011

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Posted by: Fragrance_of_flower Posted on: 08/29/2010

salam
dear dr sahib
to day i saw your website on internet and i am very impress that u trying to treat thalassemia. i have a problumb that i want to tell you i have 9mounth baby he hase thalassemia Major we tried alot to treat him but invain becouse we also tried for Bone marrow transplant but his brother and sister bothe result wer matchless now we want to know abt any other treatment which serve our child in this case we need ur help if u have any treatment or know abt any perfect treatment please inform us i will be waiting for your reply .

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Posted by: Ibrahim-liyam Posted on: 09/18/2009

what is difference between bonemarrow & Cord blood stem cell transplantation? Which is the successful method or the estimated successful percentage for this? I thank Dr. Revathi Raj for hard work for his big acheivement. I am a father of 2+ Thalasemic boy.

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Posted by: ThankfulMom(Guest) Posted on: 11/25/2011

Dr.Reavathy Raj is a great expert in the field of Hematology. She tailors treatments that will best suit the individual patients. She is Great.

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