Blood-related Disabilities Quiz

Thalassemia is a blood disorder passed down through families in which the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin.

Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.

Thalassemia results in the destruction of a large number of red blood cells, leading to anemia.

<p>Thalassemia affects the production of normal hemoglobin, while iron deficiency anemia affects heme synthesis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thalassemia is inherited in an autosomal-recessive manner.</p> Signup and view all the answers