Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, October 1st, 2004
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which the body is unable to make adequate hemoglobin. This is due to an inborn error of metabolism that leads to absence or reduced synthesis of one or more types of globin polypeptide chains of the hemoglobin molecule.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
The thalassemias are wide-spread with about 5% of the world population affected by it. It is most prevalent around the Mediterranean Sea i.e. countries like Greece, Italy, Turkey and North African countries. It is also seen in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan India and south East Asian countries ...
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