Saturday, February 28, 2009
I'M SO PISSED. its 9.30 on a sat morning and i am pissed. I CAN'T DONATE BLOOD!!!!!! and i so wanted to do that. now i know for a fact that i can't donate blood for the REST OF MY LIFE. fuck it. ok. this is why.. to bao? i googled it the minute i was off the phone with you. hahahahaz.. Thalassemia (from Greek θαλασσα, thalassa, sea + αίμα, haima, blood; British spelling, "thalassaemia") is an inherited autosomal recessive blood disease. In thalassemia, the genetic defect results in reduced rate of synthesis of one of the globin chains that make up hemoglobin. Reduced synthesis of one of the globin chains can cause the formation of abnormal hemoglobin molecules, and this in turn causes the anemia which is the characteristic presenting symptom of the thalassemias.
Thalassemia is a quantitative problem of too few globins synthesized, whereas sickle-cell anemia (a hemoglobinopathy) is a qualitative problem of synthesis of an incorrectly functioning globin. Thalassemias usually result in underproduction of normal globin proteins, often through mutations in regulatory genes. Hemoglobinopathies imply structural abnormalities in the globin proteins themselves [1]. The two conditions may overlap, however, since some conditions which cause abnormalities in globin proteins (hemoglobinopathy) also affect their production (thalassemia). Thus, some thalassemias are hemoglobinopathies, but most are not. Either or both of these conditions may cause anemia.i'm actually mild thalassemia which is this .. Alpha (α) thalassemias
Main article: Alpha-thalassemiaThe α thalassemias involve the genes HBA1 [4] and HBA2 [5], inherited in a Mendelian recessive fashion. It is also connected to the deletion of the 16p chromosome. α thalassemias result in decreased alpha-globin production, therefore fewer alpha-globin chains are produced, resulting in an excess of β chains in adults and excess γ chains in newborns. The excess β chains form unstable tetramers (called Hemoglobin H or HbH of 4 beta chains) which have abnormal oxygen dissociation curves.but frankly speaking, i dunno wad the hell is it. i juz know that i'm mild this, and that if its active, it would be life threatening. well... sorrie to pei li, bao, min and min and ting. zzzzzzzzz... so sorrie to ps you all last min. but i dun think i can stand to see you all donate blood then i there watching. hahahahahz. so yah.... its ok! next pubbing session!!!! REALLY REALLY enjoyed who wad huh with you guys. hahahahahaahz.... =)
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