{"id":922,"date":"2020-10-22T11:42:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T09:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.analisiclinichedipiazza.it\/?page_id=922"},"modified":"2020-10-22T12:17:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T10:17:46","slug":"thalassemia-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.analisiclinichedipiazza.it\/en\/thalassemia-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Thalassemia Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beta-thalassemia, better known as Mediterranean Anemia<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or erythroblastosis, is a disease found mostly in the Mediterranean area.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is a genetically transmitted hereditary pathology and its main manifestation is the reduction of hemoglobin levels in the blood and a higher production of red blood cells which are markedly smaller, i.e. microcythemia (low MCV in blood count).<\/span><\/p>\n

Thalassemia<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>may present in two forms:\u00a0<\/span>major\u00a0<\/span><\/i>(i.e. Cooley\u2019s Anemia) a very serious condition that can only be cured with repeated blood transfusions, with which high levels of fetal hemoglobin (fetal Hb), present in the organism since birth, is maintained, as well as of hemoglobin A2\u00a0(Hb A2) with the presence of erythroblastosis.\u00a0 The other form, aka minor<\/i>, is asymptomatic, and the only elevated levels are of hemoglobin A2, one of the so-called asymptomatic carriers. The minor<\/i> condition may produce symptoms, depending on the levels of hemoglobin, such as pallor, fatigue and all the typical symptoms of anemia.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Italy, especially in\u00a0<\/span>Sicily<\/strong>, asymptomatic carriers are quite common and it is important to be aware of one\u2019s condition before having children. In fact, if two asymptomatic carriers have children, their probabilities of carrying the disease are: 25% healthy, 25% sick (Cooley\u2019s Anemia) and 50% asymptomatic carrier. Therefore 1 out of 4 children could be born with the major<\/i> form of Mediterranean Anemia.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Health Department has now for many years guaranteed free Thalassemia Screenings for all women in fertile age (13-50 yrs.) and for men only if partners of women who are asymptomatic carriers. All you need is a prescription from your doctor with the exemption code D01, the request for \u201cthalassemia screening\u201d and the following codes:<\/span><\/p>\n

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