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Dr. Chandrakant Lahane -Thalassemia Specialist in Pune
Thalassemia is a group of inherited blood disorders characterized by abnormal production of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. When someone has thalassemia, their body makes either an abnormal form of hemoglobin or an insufficient amount. This leads to a lack of healthy red blood cells, a condition known as anemia. Dr. Chandrakant Lahane is a thalassemia specialist in Pune. He treated those patients who had blood-related diseases like thalassemia.
Types of Thalassemia:
- Alpha thalassemia:
- Beta Thalassemia:
- Causes of Thalassemia :
Alpha thalassemia results from reduced or absent production of alpha globin chains, which are necessary components of hemoglobin.
Severity varies according to the number of genes affected.
Types include a silent carrier, alpha thalassemia trait, hemoglobin H disease, and the most severe form known as alpha thalassemia major or hydrops details.
Beta-thalassemia is caused by mutations in the beta-globin gene, resulting in reduced or absent production of the beta-globin chain.
It is classified as thalassemia minor (trait), intermediate, and major (Cooley's anemia), which is the most severe form.
Thalassemia is an inherited disorder, which means it is passed from parents to children through genes. If you inherit a mutated thalassemia gene from one parent, you are a carrier. Carriers usually don't have any symptoms. However, if you inherit two mutated genes, one from each parent, you will develop thalassemia.
The specific genes involved and the number of mutations determine the type and seriousness of the disease.
