Clinical practice guidelines: management of transfusion dependent thalassaemia

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)
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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