Beta-thalassemia

Article Abstract:

A detailed report is presented on thalassemia, an inherited anemia caused by defective hemoglobin production that is the most common global genetic disease. Emphasis is given on improved treatment and prevention of thalassemia in less developed countries, where the disease is more pronounced, through improved education and greater access to prenatal investigation.

Science & research, New England States, Care and treatment, Research, New England

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Genetic and clinical features of hemoglobin H disease in Chinese patients

Article Abstract:

In a study of 114 Hong Kong Chinese afflicted with hemoglobin H disease, 76% of the patients showed deletion of three of the four alpha-globin genes causing the disease and 24% had two genes deleted and the other gene mutated. Patients in the former group suffered from less severe hemolytic anemia than the latter group.

Statistical Data Included, Diseases, Hemoglobins, Chinese, Chinese (Asian people), Hemoglobin polymorphisms

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A cluster of cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong

Article Abstract:

Doctors in Hong Kong describe the symptoms of 10 patients who developed severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS. Symptoms include fever, dry cough, difficulty breathing, and damage to small sacs in the lungs called alveoli. Two of the patients developed respiratory failure and died.

Case studies, Physiological aspects, Severe acute respiratory syndrome

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