Thalassemia gene

If you want to have a healthy body, you need to have a good understanding of all aspects of the body, so that you will know how to do the best. Diet is the best choice for body maintenance. This will not cause too much harm to your health, and the food contains more nutrients. When you eat, it is beneficial to the healthy development of the human body. What is the thalassemia gene?

Many people don’t know much about the thalassemia gene. This type of gene also has its own characteristics, so after it appears, it is necessary to have a good understanding of all aspects of it so that you know how to do the best.

Thalassemia Genes:

The thalassemia gene is the direct cause of thalassemia, which is a group of hemoglobin abnormalities caused by hereditary peptide chain synthesis disorders. The parents of thalassemia patients are often patients with mild thalassemia, or they can be said to be carriers of the pathological gene. Each parent has a pathological gene. If the pathological genes of each parent are inherited by their children at the same time, the children will have two pathological genes. In China, the a-thalassemia gene carrier rate is 2.64%.

Thalassemia Genes - Effects

The most serious types of thalassemia genes include Hb Bart's fetal edema syndrome, major β-thalassemia and hemoglobin H disease. Although patients with silent or mild thalassemia do not have serious clinical symptoms, the abnormal α and β globin genes carried by the couple can be passed on to their offspring, sometimes with serious consequences.

Statistics show that if both spouses are carriers of the thalassemia gene, their children have a 25% chance of having major thalassemia, a 50% chance of having minor thalassemia, and the remaining 25% chance of being normal.

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of the thalassemia gene. After it appears, it must be improved in time. And when there are some adverse phenomena, you need to go to the hospital for examination. In daily life, diet, exercise, and work and rest should be arranged reasonably, which is conducive to the healthy development of the body.