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Re: Thalassemia?

From: Christopher (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 25 May 1999 09:55:13 -0400


>Does anyone know anything about Thalassemia? My sister in law is 10 weeks
>pregnant and her ob is sending her for genetic counseling because of risk of
>Thalassemia. This is her second child her first is fine -- there was no
>mention of this in her first pregnancy. The only information she has been
>able to come up with so far is it is a risk factor in people with
>Mediterranean heritage. She has some Italian along with other non
>Mediterranean blood.
>
>Thanks for any information.
>Amanda

More specifically it's people of Greek heritage. The baby's father plays a part too. Does he have any Greek heritage?






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