CPG – Management of Transfusion Dependent Thalassaemia – Nov 2009
1. INTRODUCTION The thalassaemias are a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders with defective synthesis of one or more globin chains. In Malaysia, the most common types are the α and β thalassaemias. The β thalassaemias together with its heterozygous interaction with HbE disease constitute the bulk of the patients’ load. The most recent data from the Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry…