Kota Kinabalu: Not many would know or even care if it does not happen to them. That is what thalassaemia patients in Sabah face.
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Thalassaemia is a genetic disease of red blood cells that causes the patient unable to produce quality red blood cells in sufficient quantity.
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According to the Health Ministry, a child inherited the thalassaemia gene from the parents.
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