What are Haemoglobinopathies?
- Haemoglobinopathies are severe inherited Red Blood Cell Disorders (Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Major)
- Healthy Carrier States protect against Malaria
- There are more than 1,000 carrier states
- The vast majority are inherited Recessively
- The quality or quantity of Haemoglobin is affected
Who is affected?
Haemoglobinopathies are found mainly but not exclusively in people whose ancestry is: -
Haemoglobinopathies are found mainly but not exclusively in people whose ancestry is: -
- African
- Caribbean
- Middle Eastern
- South Asian (Indian Pakistan and Bangladesh)
- South East Asian (China and Far East)
At least 1:1000 people of North European Ancestry have haemoglobinopathy.
