Thalassemia is a common genetic condition affecting red blood cells. Children with severe forms of thalassemia often develop symptoms early in life, but effective treatment can manage the condition.

Sickle cell thalassemia occurs when you inherit both a sickle cell gene mutation and a thalassemia gene mutation. Symptoms are similar to other types of sickle cell disease but can vary depending on ...

Patients with beta-thalassemia major (also known as Cooley's anemia) have a reduction or absence of beta protein in their ...

Our blood is a window to our health. Doctors examine biomarkers in our blood to determine our health status. These molecules can indicate if any abnormal processes are taking place, which could point ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am Greek and have thalassemia minor. In general, my red blood cells are much smaller than typical ones, and my iron content is significantly low. Every time I see a different doctor ...

New gene-editing project targets thalassaemia’s root cause A new research project at the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and ...

Exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel), a CRISPR-Cas9 gene-edited cell therapy, led to sustained improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for both adults and adolescents with ...

Beta thalassemia and sickle cell are two red blood cell disorders which both come with massive health implications and shortened lifespans, but at least for UK-based patients the former may soon be ...

Patients with sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia treated with exagamglogene autotemcel reported substantial and ...