More than 100 varieties of α-thalassemia have been identified. Their geographic distribution and the challenges associated with screening, diagnosis, and management suggest that α-thalassemias ...

Screening of pregnant women before birth is crucial to identify thalassemia carriers, who can then be counseled about their options and make informed decisions.

Efficiency of HTS in Thalassemia Screening. Severe thalassemia includes conditions like Hb Bart's hydrops fetalis and transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT), which includes β-thalassemia major ...

Survey findings highlighted the urgent need to improve awareness, address barriers, and enhance access to screening: Most don't know much about thalassemia: 70.5% of women did not know much about ...

On the eve of the World Thalassemia Day, doctors and healthcare advocates have urged that first-trimester Thalassemia screening should be made a mandatory part of antenatal care.. They have come ...

The Bama thalassemia genetic screening databank is now complete and available for public use thanks to BGI-Shenzhen, the world's largest DNA-sequencing research center, according to a May 15 ...

67.6% of women in Azerbaijan consider screening after learning about associated thalassemia health risks and costs which is lower than the global average of 84.5%. If both partners are thalassemia ...

A total of 156 distinct thalassemia genotypes were identified, comprising 40 α-thalassemia genotypes, 42 β-thalassemia genotypes and 74 combined α-/β-thalassemia genotypes. 48 rare thalassemia ...

Greater willingness to undergo thalassemia screening with more information: After learning about the health risks and high lifetime treatment costs associated with thalassemia, 84.5% of women are ...