Treating Thalassemia:

Treating Thalassemia
▶ DNA Testing
▶ Transfusion
▶ Chelation
» Introduction
» Desferal --Desferal guide
» Exjade
» L1
» Combination
▶ Iron and the Pituitary Gland
▶ Splenectomy
▶ Thromboembolic disease
▶ Hemoglobin H disease:
» Overview
» Guidelines
▶ Iron Measurement
▶ SQUIDS Across the Globe
▶ Bone Health
▶ Evaluation timetable
▶ Bone marrow transplant
» HLA genetics
» BMT factsheet
▶ Hydroxyurea
▶ Standard of Care Guidelines (2012)
▶ Non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia: TIF guidelines
▶ Non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia: Review
Thalassemia Standard-of-Care Guidelines (mobile optimized)
▶ Intrauterine Therapy for Alpha Thal Major

▶ Fetal Transplant Study
▶ Thalassemia Management Checklists
▶ PDF brochures:
» Managing Transfusion Therapy
» Monitoring Iron Overload in TDT
» Monitoring Deferasirox Therapy

Thalassemia specialty care centers in the Western United States