Testing and Treatment for Thalassemia Trait
Posted on: 06/Mar/2018 12:41:27 PM
Thalassemia Trait is a genetic disorder in the red blood cells of the body but most of the times it do not cause any kind of symptoms or disturbances in daily activities of the person. One of the main symptom will be the reduction in overall Red blood Count in the blood composition and the anemia may trigger some kind of minor issues like dizziness, nausea and weakness rarely.
Thalassemia Trait will be carries over genetically to infants if both the parents have the genetic trait for Thalassemia.
Testing Thalassemia Trait
Blood sample test can identify Thalassemia Trait and also E trait and Sickle cell trait. Most of the Thalassemia Trait defected person will have the smaller size of Red blood cells than the normal range.
DNA testing can clearly suggest the variables involved in the blood composition and genetic modeling of the individual sample.
Infant Thalassemia Trait
If Thalassemia Trait is found in both the parents there are certain possibilities involving red blood cells:
25% possibility for the baby to get Thalassemia Trait
Also it is 75% possibility for the baby not to get Thalassemia Trait in spite of parents being Thalassemia Trait positive.
Prevention
If the parents have the Thalassemia Trait then they should plan ahead before getting pregnant. Doctors may suggest certain Iron rich supplements or medication to avoid passing of the trait to the baby. If the previous child is Thalassemia Trait positive then it is advisable to have a family planning as a preventive method to stop transforming the disease to another baby in future.
CBC Testing and the red blood cell composition inside the blood stream will clearly indicate the size of each component. Most of the times the reduced red blood cell size will lead to the diagnosis of Thalassemia Trait and sometimes the reduced size may have resulted from other disorders also.
