( Alpha-thalassemia, Beta-thalassemia, Cooley’s anemia, Mediterranean anemia, Hemolytic anemia, Sickle cell disease) is an inherited disordering in which the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carry oxygen. The low hemoglobin and fewer RBCs of thalassemia may cause anemia leaving you fatigued. Thalassemia is caused by mutations in the DNA of the cells that make hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is made of two proteins, alpha globin and beta globin. There are two…
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