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Thalassaemia Major (ß Thalassaemia)

What are the causes?

The condition is caused by defective production of the beta chain of haemoglobin with resultant abnormal haemoglobin function.

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Medical text written December 2001 by Dr B Wonke, Consultant Haematologist, Whittington Hospital, London, UK. Last reviewed October 2006 by Dr Paul Telfer, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Haematology, Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, London. UK.

 

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