This rare and horrendous condition can be identified early through screening tests, detecting the disease gene in pre-marital and prenatal stages, she said. However, not everyone is as fortunate, and tens of thousands of individuals with the thalassemia gene have married others with the same gene. This is a disservice to the future of unfortunate children carrying the disease gene. Ethnic minority populations in the province, as beneficiaries, not only receive 70 per cent support for thalassemia gene screening tests, but also gain awareness and guidance on thalassemia prevention, and continuous monitoring and counselling if carries the gene. According to Hiền, thalassemia is a challenging disease to cure but not to prevent.

Source: Viet Nam News December 20, 2023 03:34 UTC