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- Mild thalassemia traits
- Moderate or severe thalassemia
- Genetic Counselling- no treatment is required. They need genetic Counselling because they may pass the mutant gene on to their children.
- Blood Transfusion - A blood transfusion is a routine medical procedure in which donated blood is transfused to the patient intravenously.
- Iron Chelation Therapy - It is a procedure where the doctor uses Iron Chelators to remove the excess build-up of iron in the body from blood transfusions over a long time.
- Folic Acid Supplements (A b vitamin) - Helps to build healthy RBC
- Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant (BMT) - This treatment is the only curative treatment for thalassemia major. The stem cells are the cells inside bone marrow that makes RBC and other types of blood cells. BMT is a procedure to help replace faulty stem cells with stem cells from a healthy donor.