LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS OF BETA-THALASSEMIA IN THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN.

Abstract

Thalassemia is a group of genetically determined blood diseases that develop when the synthesis of alpha or beta chains of hemoglobin is impaired, accompanied by hemolysis, hypochromic anemia and microcytosis. In hematology, thalassemia refers to hereditary hemolytic anemias - quantitative hemoglobinopathies. Thalassemia is widespread among the population of the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions; The name of the disease literally translates as “sea coast anemia.” Also, cases of thalassemia are not uncommon in the countries of Africa, the Middle East, India and Indonesia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Every year, 300 thousand people worldwide develop thalassemia syndrome. children. Depending on the course of thalassemia, it can be mild, fatal or mild and asymptomatic.