Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which the number of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the blood is reduced to less than necessary.
This blood disorder occurs in people whose bodies do not make enough of a protein called hemoglobin, which is an important part of red blood cells.
When there is not enough hemoglobin, red blood cells do not work properly and have a shorter lifespan; Therefore, the number of healthy red blood cells in the blood decreases.
