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Treatment for thalassemia major often involves regular blood transfusions and folate supplements. If you receive blood transfusions, you should not take iron supplements. Doing so can cause a high amount of iron to build up in the body, which can be harmful. Persons who receive ...[read article]
Tests for Thalassemia
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A blood smear is a blood test that gives information about the number and shape of blood cells. More
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The blood differential test measures the percentage of each type of white blood cell (WBC) that you have in your blood. It also reveals if there are any abnormal or... More
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Globin Gene Analysis
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During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical ex... More
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Hemoglobin electrophoresis is a test that measures the different types of the oxygen-carrying substance (hemoglobin) in the blood. More
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A complete blood count (CBC) test measures the following: The number of red blood cells (RBCs; The number of white blood cells (WBCs; The total amount of hemog... More
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Electrophoresis is a technique used to separate the different components (fractions) of a mixture, such as proteins in a biological sample. Separation is based on d... More
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Medical Procedures for Thalassemia
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The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient). More
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Chelation therapy is an intravenous treatment designed to bind heavy metals in the body in order to treat heavy metal toxicity. Proponents claim it also treats coro... More
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Surgical Procedures for Thalassemia
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A bone marrow transplant delivers healthy bone marrow stem cells into the patient. It replaces bone marrow that is either not working properly or has been destroyed... More
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Herbs and Supplements for Thalassemia What's this?
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Antineoplastons are a group of naturally occurring peptide fractions, which were observed by Stanislaw Burzynski, MD, PhD in the late 1970s to be absent in the urin... More
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