Fast Facts for Patients: Beta Thalassemia
Antonio Piga
- 48 pages
- English
- ePUB (adapté aux mobiles)
- Disponible sur iOS et Android
Fast Facts for Patients: Beta Thalassemia
Antonio Piga
Ă propos de ce livre
This booklet aims to help you understand beta thalassemia (BT) so you can talk to your medical team about your condition and its treatment. BT is a blood condition you're born with. It affects your red blood cells. BT is a disease caused by changes (mutations) in genes that are passed on from parent to child. You have BT when you inherit a gene change from both of your parents. There are two types of BT disease â BT major and BT intermedia. A person can also be a healthy carrier of BT without having the disease. This is called BT trait (or BT minor). Treatment depends on the type of BT disease you have. People with BT major will require regular blood transfusions throughout their life. New treatments for BT have recently been approved or are being tested in clinical trials around the world, with promising results. Table of Contents: âą What is beta thalassemia? âą What causes beta thalassemia? âą Types of beta thalassemia âą Screening and diagnosis âą Beta thalassemia trait âą Beta thalassemia intermedia âą Beta thalassemia major âą Complications âą Iron-related complications âą Treatment âą Treatment for complications âą New developments in treatment âą New treatments for beta thalassemia âą Living with beta thalassemia âą Asking for help