Hi, my lonely baby is thalassemia major. She is 22 months now. Pls suggest what is the best option for her betterment. Recently we have gone through HLA typing but unfortunate only 3 match out of 6 for both parent. What should I have to do?

Dr. Arijit NagHematologist8yrs exp

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Ideally you can go for a hla matched sibling or unrelated transplant. However, transplant has its own problems. In that scenario regular blood transfusion and adequate iron chelation therapy should suffice to give a reasonable quality of life. However if you are adamant at cure a haplo transplant can also be done in thal major. But you must know that it is a costly procedure and can have many complications. However for that you need to consult a good centre with good expertise in haplo transplants. Hope that helped.  

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