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    Thalassaemia is a genetic blood disorder requiring lifelong treatment. Patients need monthly blood transfusions which leads to iron accumulation in organs without additional treatment. Treatment to remove excess iron must be done 5 times a week. Bone marrow transplant is an option if a suitable donor is found. Thalassaemia can be prevented through carrier testing and avoiding marriage between carriers to reduce the risk of children developing the disease.

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    Thalassaemia is a genetic blood disorder requiring lifelong treatment. Patients need monthly blood transfusions which leads to iron accumulation in organs without additional treatment. Treatment to remove excess iron must be done 5 times a week. Bone marrow transplant is an option if a suitable donor is found. Thalassaemia can be prevented through carrier testing and avoiding marriage between carriers to reduce the risk of children developing the disease.

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    Thalassaemia: Get Tested For Thalassaemia

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    Thalassaemia is a genetic blood disorder requiring lifelong treatment. Patients need monthly blood transfusions which leads to iron accumulation in organs without additional treatment. Treatment to remove excess iron must be done 5 times a week. Bone marrow transplant is an option if a suitable donor is found. Thalassaemia can be prevented through carrier testing and avoiding marriage between carriers to reduce the risk of children developing the disease.

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    Treatment of Thalassaemic Patients

    • Patients need monthly blood transfusions for their


    entire life.
    • Frequent blood transfusions will result in iron
    accumulating in major organs such as the liver,
    spleen, heart and endocrine glands. This eventually
    results in multiple organ malfunction. Your child's future is in your hands.
    • Treatment to remove excess iron in the body has to
    be carried out 5 times a week.
    Get tested for Thalassaemia.
    • Bone marrow transplant is an option if there is a
    suitable donor in the family.

    Thalassaemia Major Can be Prevented!


    • Get tested if you:
    1. are a teenager
    2. have a family history of Thalassaemia R
    3. are planning to get married
    • If you are a thalassaemia carrier, avoid marrying
    another carrier.

    For further information:

    Please contact
    the nearest hospital, clinic or THALASSAEMIA
    What every Malaysian needs to know!
    Thalassaemia Association

    Normal red blood cells Thalassaemic blood cells MINISTRY OF HEALTH MALAYSIA
    Be Healthy For Life
    What is Thalassaemia? IF BOTH PARENTS ARE THALASSAEMIA CARRIERS,
    THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE THAT IN EVERY PREGNANCY,
    Thalassaemia is a genetic disorder of the red blood THE CHILD CAN GET THE THALASAEMIA DISEASE -
    cells. Thalassaemia is inherited from either or both A LIFE THREATENING CONDITION.
    parents and can occur in males and females.
    When BOTH parents are thalassaemia carriers
    There are two types of thalassaemia
    Do you carry the thalassaemia gene? 1. Thalassaemia carrier (Thalassaemia minor) If you are a Thalassaemia Carrier,
    2. Thalassaemia patient (Thalassaemia major) avoid marrying another Carrier.
    1 in 20 Malaysians are carriers!

    Thalassaemia Carrier
    Carrier Carrier
    A thalassaemia carrier does not have any symptoms or
    health problems. The condition can only be detected
    through a special blood test. Carriers can pass on the
    thalassaemia gene to their children.

    IF EITHER PARENT IS A THALASSAEMIA CARRIER, Thalassaemia Patient Carrier Carrier Normal


    25% 25% 25% 25%
    THE FOLLOWING CAN OCCUR:

    Signs & Symptoms of a Thalassaemic


    When EITHER the mother or father is a
    thalassaemia carrier. Patient (Thalassaemia major)
    • Children with Thalassaemia major appear normal
    at birth. However they start to suffer from serious
    anaemia between 3 to 18 months of age.
    • Increasingly visible paleness, accompanied by
    constant fatique and lethargy
    • Difficulty in breathing due to severe anaemia
    Carrier Normal
    • Jaundice
    • Distended abdomen due to swelling of the liver
    and spleen
    • Stunted growth
    Normal Carrier Normal Carrier • As the child grows changes occur in the facial
    25% 25% 25% 25% bone structures

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