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THALASSEMIA Major ( Cooley's Anemia) -
- beochemical abnormality affecting either alpha or beta polypeptide chains of globin
- beta thalassemia refers to inherited hemolytic anemiacharacterized by absence of the beta globulin chain of hemoglobin synthesis
- very common in middle east
- this inherited from both parents
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:
- severe chronic hemolytic anemia
- mark enlargement of the liver and spleen
- jaundice
- characterized by a defective red cell as seen in laboratory finding
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