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____ is a group of inherited blood disorders characterised by mild to severe anaemia caused by haemoglobin deficiency in the red blood cells.

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Thalassemia
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Erythroblastosis fetalis
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Hypertension
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Haemophilia
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The correct option is A Thalassemia
Thalassemia is a group of inherited blood disorders characterised by mild to severe anaemia caused by haemoglobin deficiency in the red blood cells. There are two main types of thalassemia: alpha thalassemia and beta thalassemia. In each variant, a different part of the haemoglobin protein is defective.

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