Clinical practice guidelines: management of transfusion dependent thalassaemia. Manual. Health Technology Assessment Section, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (2009)
Abstract
The thalassaemias are a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders with defective synthesis of one or more globin chains. In Malaysia, the most common types are the α and β thalassaemias. The β thalassaemias together with its heterozygous interaction with HbE disease constitute the bulk of the patients’ load. The most recent data from the Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry (2009, August) showed a total of 4,541 registered patients of which 3,310 consist of the transfusion dependent β thalassaemia major and HbE β thalassaemia patients. The thalassaemia intermedias accounted for 455 patients while HbH disease affected 410 individuals and the other subtypes made up the rest.1
| Item Type: | Monograph (Manual) |
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| Keywords: | Thalassaemia, Genetic disorders, Full blood count, Red cell indices, Foetal haemoglobin |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Health Sciences > Medical Lab Technology > Hematology By Subject > Health Sciences > Medical Lab Technology > Immunohematology |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Health Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Farleen Azrina Zamberi |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2022 04:20 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Jul 2022 04:58 |
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