Thalassemia Major: A Catastrophe in the Pregravid Patient: CaseReport

Authors

  • Luwin Alvarez Comunidad Estudiantil para la Difusión e Investigación de la Anatomía Humana (CEDIAH), Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela, Human Anatomy Chair, Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Author
  • Claudia Alvarez Comunidad Estudiantil para la Difusión e Investigación de la Anatomía Humana (CEDIAH), Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela, Human Anatomy Chair, Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela Author
  • María Villalobos Comunidad Estudiantil para la Difusión e Investigación de la Anatomía Humana (CEDIAH), Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela, Human Anatomy Chair, Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela Author
  • Mariana Añolis Comunidad Estudiantil para la Difusión e Investigación de la Anatomía Humana (CEDIAH), Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela, Human Anatomy Chair, Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela Author
  • María Matera Comunidad Estudiantil para la Difusión e Investigación de la Anatomía Humana (CEDIAH), Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela, Human Anatomy Chair, Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia,Professor of Human Anatomy Chair, Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela Author
  • Adel Alwad Comunidad Estudiantil para la Difusión e Investigación de la Anatomía Humana (CEDIAH), Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela, Human Anatomy Chair, Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia,Professor of Human Anatomy Chair, Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/JDDT/2024(4)129

Keywords:

Thalassemia Major, Pregravid Patient

Abstract

The red blood cell contains approximately 500 to 600 million hemoglobin molecules, the predominant one in the adult is hemoglobin A (HbA) formed by four polypeptide chains, two alpha chains and two beta chain, in addition to the HEM group formed by iron and protoporphyrin. In any normal adult, three types of hemoglobin are found: HbA ((α2 β2) in more than 90%, hemoglobin A2 (HbA2) formed by 2 alpha polypeptide chains and two delta (α2 δ2) and fetal hemoglobin (HbF) which contains two alpha chains and two gamma chains (α2 γ2).

Author Biography

  • Luwin Alvarez, Comunidad Estudiantil para la Difusión e Investigación de la Anatomía Humana (CEDIAH), Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela, Human Anatomy Chair, Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela.

    Luwin Alvarez, Comunidad Estudiantil para la Difusión e Investigación de la Anatomía Humana (CEDIAH), Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela, Human Anatomy Chair, Medicine Faculty, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela.

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Published

2024-12-31

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2024): Volume 4 Issue 3

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