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Thalassemia is a medical condition in which the body makes less hemoglobin than usual. It causes anemia. There are four genes that contribute to the making of hemoglobin. Problems with these genes can cause alpha thalassemia, but when only one of the four genes is affected the individual has no symptoms and is known as an alpha thalassemia silent carrier.
Alpha thalassemia is a genetic disease, and the abnormal genes are passed along from parents to their children. A person become an alpha thalassemia silent carrier when they receive one of the genes from a parent.
People who are alpha thalassemia silent carriers do not have the symptoms related to alpha thalassemia, such as anemia.
No treatment is necessary for an individual who is an alpha thalassemia silent carrier.
Reviewed by: Athena Pefkarou, MD
This page was last updated on: December 18, 2020 05:08 PM
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Alpha thalassemia is an abnormality in the production of alpha chains which causes the red cells to more easily breakdown. Learn more
Thalassemia is a medical condition in which the body makes less hemoglobin than usual. People who have thalassemia trait do not have the symptoms related to thalassemia, such as anemia. Learn more