Thursday, December 20, 2018

differences between sickle cell anemia and thalasemia


SICKLE CELL ANEMIA
THALASSEMIA
1. It is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder in which one or both of the beta- globin subunits in Hb is replaced with HbS.
1. It results from the mutation and absence of either alpha- or beta- or both chains.
2. It is caused by abnormal Hb- ‘HbS’.
2. It is caused by low levels of RBCs.
3. Symptoms: painful swelling of extremities, strokes, pulmonary hypertension.
3. Symptoms: Dark urine, yellow or pale skin, jaundice, bone deformities.
4. Diagnosis: CBC reveals high reticulocyte count, Hb electrophoresis, sickle solubility test.
4. Diagnosis: prenatal testing, physicak examination (enlarged organ), iron quantitative test.
5. Treatment: Follic acid, hydroxyurea, blood transfusion.
5. Treatment: Bone marrow transplant, iron chelation, surgery.
6. Single nucleotide mutation, val is substituted instead of glutamic acid at 6th position of beta-globin gene.
6. Alteration in any beta-globin gene or either absence or less production of beta-chains.

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