STUDY OF CYTOKINE STATUS IN PATIENTS WITH Β-THALASSEMIA.

Thalassemia is a disorder of the synthesis of one or more globin chains, a heterogeneous group of diseases in which the production of normal hemoglobin in the body is partially or completely inhibited and severe anemia develops [1-3]. Clinically important and most common types are α-thalassemia (D56) and β-thalassemia (D56.1). Globin β thalassemia with impaired synthesis of -chain β-called thalassemia. This type of thalassemia is more common than others. With α-thalassemia, the synthesis of α-chain is disturbed. Also described are cases of γ- and δ-thalassemia, in which the synthesis of globin chains of the same name is disturbed