TY - CHAP AU - Marwa Zakaria AU - Tamer Hassan ED - Marwa Zakaria ED - Tamer Hassan Y1 - 2020-06-02 PY - 2020 T1 - Introductory Chapter: β-Thalassemia N2 - Beta thalassemia is a common blood disorder worldwide. Thousands of infants with beta thalassemia are born each year. This book covers most of the aspects related to this disease and greatly helps in understanding this disease and its complications. Of interest are clinical studies as well as basic and translational research reports regarding pathogenesis, genetics, diagnosis as well as standard and novel therapies. This book intends to provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of today’s practices and tomorrow’s possibilities about beta thalassemia. BT - Beta Thalassemia SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.90946 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.90946 SN - 978-1-83880-587-6 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-16 ER -