title: Progress Toward the Control and Management of the Thalassemias.
abstract: Because of the particularly high frequency of different severe forms of both α and β thalassemia in Asia, the development of approaches for their prevention and management is particularly challenging. However, because of earlier partnerships with richer countries, so-called North/South partnerships, and help from their governments, considerable progress toward the better control of the thalassemias has been achieved in some countries. It is vital that the global health importance of the thalassemias and related disorders, by far the commonest genetic diseases, is emphasized to the appropriate international health agencies.
authors.affiliation: Thalassemia Research Center, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand. Electronic address: suthat.fuc@mahidol.ac.th.
authors.forename: Suthat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fucharoen
authors.affiliation: Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weatherall
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Different forms of thalassemia; Management; National partnerships; Prevention; Role of non-governmental organizations; Screening