Table 1 Patients on the UK Thalassaemia Register at the end of 2003.
Diagnosis | Alive | Dead | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Beta thalassaemia major | 644 | 206 | 850 |
Beta thalassaemia intermedia | 138 | 20 | 158 |
Hb E/beta thalassaemia | 73 | 7 | 80 |
Alpha thalassaemia major | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 856 | 233 | 1,089 |