Thalassaemia is an inherited (genetic) condition affecting the blood. Your red blood cells contain a protein called haemoglobin which carries oxygen around your body and gives your blood its red colour. In people with thalassaemia, part of the haemoglobin is faulty and does not work properly. If there is not enough normal haemoglobin in your blood, you become anaemic. As a consequence, your body tries to make more haemoglobin and more red blood cells, and goes into overproduction mode.
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