Thalassemia is a hereditary blood disorder, in which the synthesis of hemoglobin chains is impaired. Consequently, people with thalassemia minor may have slight to severe anemia which usually does not cause any problems. Thalassemia major in contrast is a severe disorder with need of transfusion and complications with iron overload. In this episode we will mainly discuss thalassemia minor and intermedia.
Our guest today Professor Bart Biemond is a hematologist at the Amsterdam UMC in The Netherlands. Bart is head of the Hemoglobinopathy Expert Center and an active member of the medical advisory boards of the national patient associations. Today, Bart will tell us more about thalassemia, its clinical implications and developments in research which implicate patients today and in the future.
MAT-BE-2400104 (v.1.0)) February 2024