Thalassaemia
Description
Thalassemia: An inherited blood disorder characterized by a decreased synthesis of one of the polypeptide chains that form hemoglobin. Anemia results from this abnormal hemoglobin formation.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | D3_THALASSAEMIA |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: D56 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: D56 |
| Include | D3_ALPHATHALASSAEMIA, D3_BETATHALASSAEMIA, D3_DELTABETATHALASSAEMIA, D3_THALASSAEMIATRAIT, D3_HPFH, D3_THALASSAEMIANAS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 49.41 | 48.89 | 49.81 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 6.25 | 14.29 | N/A |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |