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Thalassemia Carrier. How Serious Is That?
hello doc,
i am a dentist by profession and recently discovered that i am a thalassemia carrier coincidently so is my girlfriend.
Doc, we are planning to get married but our families are afraid of our genetic conditions.
can you through some light, what needs to be done and how serious is the gravity of situation.
Thanks
i am a dentist by profession and recently discovered that i am a thalassemia carrier coincidently so is my girlfriend.
Doc, we are planning to get married but our families are afraid of our genetic conditions.
can you through some light, what needs to be done and how serious is the gravity of situation.
Thanks
Sat, 4 May 2013
Hello dear ,,,your query is about genetic councelling
Well dear male are very rarerly carriers they are mostly affecties so firstly do yours labs again
Secondly if your girl frend is also carrier ,,,we will go to mendels law of inheritance which state that 50percent of offsprings will be carriers and 50 percent affecties,,,so you people have high risk of thalessemia kids ,,,so be cousicious,,,,stay blessed
Well dear male are very rarerly carriers they are mostly affecties so firstly do yours labs again
Secondly if your girl frend is also carrier ,,,we will go to mendels law of inheritance which state that 50percent of offsprings will be carriers and 50 percent affecties,,,so you people have high risk of thalessemia kids ,,,so be cousicious,,,,stay blessed
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