Talasémia

Talasémia mangrupa kasakit nurun alatan cacadna molekul globin dina sél getih beureum. Cacad genetik dina sintésis ranté globin ngabalukarkeun teu stabil atawa teu normalna angkutan oksigén, sedengkeun sél getihna leuwih gampang ruksak/paéh. Tarékah pikeun natambaan ieu kasakit nyaéta ku cara transfusi getih unggal dua-tilu minggu; mun transfusi getih nu ngabalukarkeun numpukna kandungan beusi ieu geus karasa nyusahkeun, tarékah lianna nyaéta ku cangkok sungsum tulang.

Ngaran ieu kasakit dicokot tina basa Yunani 'Thalassa' nu hartina sagara jeung 'haima' nu hartina getih. Sagara nu dimaksud nyaéta sagara Méditerania, wewengkon kapanggihna ieu kasakit. Talasémia aya di ampir sakabéh populasi, utamana di wewengkon tropis.

Klasifikasi 
Talasémia digolongkeun dumasar kana molekul globin anu cacadna:
 talasémia α (alpa), alatan kurangna produksi globin α
 talasémia β (béta), alatan cacadna globin β.

Prévalénsi 
Ieu kasakit karandapan ku 16% urang Siprus, 3-14% di Muangtai, jeung 3-8% di populasi Indonésia, India, Pakistan, Bangladés, jeung Cina. Populasi séjén nu ngarandapan ieu kasakit di antarana Amérika Latin, Karibia, Méditerania (misalna Spanyol jeung Itali), jeung Aprika.

Tumbu kaluar 
 Errant Gene Therapeutics - Caring for Orphan Diseases: Thalagen - Gene therapy tréatment for beta Thalassemia
  (beta-thalassemia),  (alpha-thalassemia)
 Cooley's Anemia Foundation Léading the fight against thalassemia
 Northern Comprehensive Thalassemia Center: Provides information about the diséase and related matters.
 Thalassemia Free Pakistan , A private charity foundation providing reséarch material, and support for thalassemic patients and their families
 Thalassemia Overview (Latest Research)
 Thalassemia Patients and Friends: Message board for those affected.
 Thalforum.com - Thalassemia Community Forum : Thalassemia Discussion Forum for Thalassemia Patients, Families and Care-givers.
 Thalassemia Foundation of Canada:
Hemoglobal A fully registered Canadian charity providing medical aid to Sri Lankan children with thalassemia.
 Thalassemia Support Foundation Helping Patients Find Hope
 Micrel Medical Devices Sells Iron-Chelation equiptment for Thalassemia patients

Cacad genetik
Cacad getih
Kalainan getih