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Thalassemia - Coggle Diagram
Thalassemia
Ethical consideration
Balancing parental choice vs prioritise all human lives
Potential pressure on parents to make decisions
How should genetic data be protected?
Should people be required to go through genetic screening
Risk of genetic discimination
Unequal access to treatments
Is it ethical to alter human genes?
Could this lead to designed babies?
Symptoms
Fatigue
Excessively yellowish skin
Slow growth
Dark urine
Facial done deformities
Treatment
Regular blood transfusions
Iron chelation
Acid supplements
Gene therapy
Diagonsis
Blood tests (CBC)
Hemoglobin electrophoresis
Genetic testing
Prenatal testing
Definition
A genetic blood disorder
Affects body's ability to produce red blood cells
Inherited from parents
Causes
Passed from parents
Mutations in the HBB gene
Unstable production of hemoglobin chains
Prevention
Genetic counseling for potentially risky couples
Prenatal screening
Carrier screening
Types
Alpha thalassemia
Affects alpha-globin
Beta thalassemia
Affects beta-globin