22september 2011, GLT medical College Kolkata88, India..............under Pathology Dept!!!!!!!!1Dr.S.K.Mandal.........chief speakers

1. THALASSEMIA Clinical Features and Genetic Classification Presented by: : Avik basu MODERATOR : DR. SANTOSH KUMAR MONDAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, PATHOLOGY

2. Eyes Face Skin Spleen Liver Bones

8. Structure of alpha gene

12. TYPES OF ALPHA THALASSEMIA α -Thalassemias Genetic Representation Silent Carrier - α / αα α -Thalassemia Trait-1 --/ αα α -Thalassemia Trait-2 - α /- α Hemoglobin H Disease (formation of β 4 tetramer) --/- α Hydrops Fetalis (formation of Hb Barts i.e. ϒ 4 ) --/--

14. Structure of Beta gene

16. TYPES OF BETA THALASSEMIA β -Thalassemias Genetic Representation β -Thalassemia Major β + / β + , β + / β 0 , β 0 / β 0 β -Thalassemia Intermedia Milder variants of β + / β + and β + / β 0 β -Thalassemia Minor β + / β , β 0 / β