1. Gene Behind Childhood Anemias Found - US News and World Report
Finding could usher in new treatments for sickle cell disease and thalassemia

2. Thalassemia  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Thalassemia is an blood disorder passed down through families (inherited) in which the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. The disorder results in excessive destruction of red blood cells an...• Reviewer: Todd Gersten, M.D., Hematology/Oncology, Palm Beach Cancer Institute,West Palm Beach, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital; and David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

3. Thalassemia  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Thalassemia describes a group of inherited disorders characterized by reduced or absent amounts of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein inside the red blood cells. There are two basic groups of thalassemia disorders: alpha thalassemia and beta th...• Author: Jennifer Bojanowski M.S., C.G.C