Master's Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Medicine - Pharmacology, language: English, abstract: The thalassemias are a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders of haemoglobin synthesis, occurring more frequently in the Mediterranean region, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and West Africa .The thalassemias are divided according to their severity into major which is severe and transfusion dependent, intermediate and minor forms of illness. The β-thalassemias are the most important types of thalassemia because they are so common and usually produce severe anemia in their...