Treatment for thalassemia major often involves regular blood transfusions and supplements.
If you receive blood transfusions, you should not take iron supplements. Doing so can create a huge amount of iron to build up in the body, which can be harmful.
Persons who receive significant numbers of blood transfusions need a treatment called chelation therapy to remove free iron from the body.
Bone marrow transplant may help treat this disease in few patients, especially children.
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