This is a recessive trait inherited disease of the red blood cells. In the disease the genetic defect results in reduced rate of synthesis of normal globin chains.The blood cells are vulnerable to mechanical injury and die easily.
The disease occurs in all populations and ethnic groups; however the prevalence differs among different populations. This disease's geographical association with the Mediterranean Sea was responsible for its naming. Its name comes from the combination for the Greek words for sea and blood.
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