The leading UK Charity for everything related to thalassaemia
We provide information, support and community for patients, families and carers, health professionals and anyone with an interest in serious inherited blood condition thalassaemia. Got a question on anything from screening test to nutrition to PIP, or just want to find out more? Give us a call, email or check out out website for more information.
Anybody can inherit thalassaemia, but people who have Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Asian and South Asian heritage are most likely to carry the gene.
to find out your carrier status, request a blood test from your GP.
