THALASSEMIA

Gene therapy more effective and safer than HSCT in curing major beta-thalassemia

May 8, 2019June 6, 2019 Ask4healthcare 0 Comments Allogenic HSCT, Fewer complications, Gene therapy, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Hospitalizations, Major beta-thalassemia

Gene therapy, a promising modality of treatment for major beta-thalassemia, is associated with fewer complications and hospital admissions over 2

DOCTOR-SPEAK THALASSEMIA

DOCTOR-SPEAK—Thalassemia, Dr Nitin Sood

February 1, 2019May 30, 2019 Ask4healthcare 0 Comments Beta thalassemia major, Genetic defect, Iron chelation therapy, Iron overload, Mediterranean region, Thalassemia Dr Nitin Sood, What is thalassemia

Dr Nitin Sood MD, DNB, MRCP (UK), FRCPath (clinical Haematology), CCT (UK) Associate Director Haematology and stem cell transplant Medanta-The Medicity,

DOCTOR-SPEAK THALASSEMIA

DOCTOR-SPEAK—Thalassemia, Dr Sharat Damodar

January 30, 2019June 6, 2019 Ask4healthcare 0 Comments Blood transfusion, Defect in hemoglobin, Hemoglobin electrophoresis, Hereditary condition, Thalassemia Dr Sharat Damodar, thalassemia major

Dr Sharat Damodar MD, DNB, DM Senior Consultant Haematologist and Head of Haematology & Bone Marrow Transplant Clinical Director,

THALASSEMIA

January 10, 2019May 1, 2019 Ask4healthcare 0 Comments Alpha thalassemia, beta thalassemia, thalassemia disease, thalassemia major, thalassemia symptoms, thalassemia types

History Thalassemia was first recognized in 1925 by a Detroit physician Thomas Benton Cooley who studied Italian children with acute