Guest guest Posted July 3, 2001 Report Share Posted July 3, 2001 Rosemary; as I am primarily Spanish ancestry with some Portuguese and some Ital ian, I can tell you that we get BOTH sickle cell disease and thalassemia and G6PD deficiency--all similar, that Africans and African Americans do get cf, in part because of the historic mixtures created by colonization--everywhere. I'll send you a web site on The Human Genome Project, though it just looks at all proteins and enzymes, not demographics. I'll send this first, love, n Rojas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2001 Report Share Posted July 3, 2001 What is thalassemia? It has been mentioned that it is Mediterranean in origin, and the three we adopted are Greek and Italian. Boy do the girls look it too. Any way, Texas usually makes the kids be tested genetically before they are adopted, but ours were so little then, and the doctors didn't know about their familial back grounds. Does any one have a web addy for this? Thanks, Dawn mom of 4 who are 5, 4, 2, and 7 months, the youngest with cf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2001 Report Share Posted July 4, 2001 Thanks for the info. Dawn Re: Posts of Late /reply > > > What is thalassemia? It has been mentioned that it is Mediterranean in > origin, and the three we adopted are Greek and Italian. Boy do the girls > look it too. Any way, Texas usually makes the kids be tested genetically > before they are adopted, but ours were so little then, and the doctors > didn't know about their familial back grounds. Does any one have a web > addy > for this? > > Thanks, > Dawn mom of 4 who are 5, 4, 2, and 7 months, the youngest with cf. > > > > PLEASE do not post religious emails to the list. > > > ------------------------------------------- > > > The opinions and information exchanged on this list should > IN NO WAY > be construed as medical advice. > > PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR > TREATMENTS. > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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