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thalassemia minor question!?
i have thalassemia minor, is this any reason to avoid getting a tattoo?
please only answers regarding the thalassemia aspect. no tattoo lectures thanks :)
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I too have thalassemia minor n have never experienced any symptoms. I also have a tattoo n it healed wonderfully....good luck with your tattoo!
- 5 years ago
Folks with Beta Thalassemia Minor often have no symptoms. If one does a CBC (complete blood count) there will be evidence of a minor anemia. The red blood cells will be a bit small and contain less hemoglobin but the body makes alot more of them to compensate. Typically no treatment is required and there is no specific treatment/cure. It is possible that Beta Thalassemia developed and remained in the gene pool because it confers some protection against the effects of malaria which up until recently was quite common in Mediterranean areas.