When planning for a family, many couples focus on physical health, lifestyle, and timing. However, understanding genetic risks, especially for inherited disorders like thalassemia can be equally ...

Thalassemia, an inherited hemoglobinopathy, occurs in 4.4 out of every 10,000 live births and is notably prevalent in Mediterranean coastal areas, Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and southern ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital is among the first in the country to use a new gene therapy to treat patients with thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder that affects the ...