Beta-thalassemia is one of a group of inherited blood disorders known as thalassemias. Beta-thal is recessive; a person must inherit two copies of a mutated beta globin gene (one from each parent) to develop symptoms. The beta globin mutation may have developed to act in conjunction with sickle cell as protective measures against malaria.
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