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Thalasaemia or Thalassemia desease..

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A hemoglobin disorder Thalasaemia is hereditary heamolytic disease caused by abnormal hemoglobin or  destruction of red blood cells from parents to children.The destruction of red blood cells  cause severe  anemia.Anemia is condition in which your body has unhealthy and lower red blood cells.Hemoglobin is a protein of red blood cells  that carries oxygen all over the  body cells.Normal hemoglobin is composed by four protein chain ,two alpha and two beta.There are two major types of major thelasaemia and each has their sub types which are Alpha Thalasaemia Beta Thalasaemia   Alpha thalaseamia. . Occurs when there is a defect of alpha gene or impaired production   of Alpha chain and also associated with deletion of chromosomes .It is usually exist in Asians,Mediterraneans,Middle eastern and African countries.   Symptom s of Alpha thalaseamia yellow skin poor appetite enlarge spleen ,liver an...