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Betibeglogene autotemcel, sold under the brand name Zynteglo, is a gene therapy for the treatment for beta thalassemia. [32] It was approved for medical use in the European Union in May 2019, [33] and in the United States in August 2022.
Patients with beta thalassemia minor are usually asymptomatic and are often monitored without treatment. [8] Beta thalassemia minor may coexist with other conditions such as chronic hepatitis B, chronic hepatitis C, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and alcoholic liver disease that, when combined or co-existing, may cause a person to have iron ...
There are two approved forms of gene therapy for beta thalassemia. [96] [97] Betibeglogene autotemcel, sold under the brand name Zynteglo, is a gene therapy for the treatment for beta thalassemia which adds a healthy beta-globin gene to the HSCs. [98] It was approved for medical use in the United States in August 2022.
Beta-thalassemia is a genetic disease mostly caused by beta-globin gene mutations. [18] Clinical diagnosis is based on interpretation of the peripheral blood smear , which examines red blood cell morphology, followed by hemoglobin analysis and confirmed by DNA sequencing .
Hemoglobin E/ beta thalassemia: common in Cambodia, Thailand, and parts of India, it is clinically similar to β thalassemia major or β thalassemia intermedia. [34] Hemoglobin S/ beta thalassemia: common in African and Mediterranean populations, it is clinically similar to sickle-cell anemia. [35] Delta-beta thalassemia is a rare form of ...
Luspatercept, sold under the brand name Reblozyl, is a medication used for the treatment of anemia in beta thalassemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. [5] The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers it to be a first-in-class medication. [8]
Exagamglogene autotemcel, sold under the brand name Casgevy, is a gene therapy used for the treatment of sickle cell disease [3] [5] and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia. [3] It was developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics .
Normal levels range from 2.1-3.2%, but in the beta-thalassemia disorder, the levels increase to 3.5-6.0%. Additionally, individuals with beta-thalassemia exhibit a high red cell count and low hemoglobin levels. [3] Individuals that express lower levels of hemoglobin A2, have the a 0-thalassemia trait or homozygous gene for a +-thalassemia. [2]