Quiz  /  NEET MCQ on Thalassemia

  • 1. 
    This statement is true about Thalassemia

  • There is a type of thalassemia depending on the number of mutations in genes
  • It is caused by mutations in the DNA of cells which make up the haemoglobin
  • Mild thalassemia may not need treatment
  • All of these

  • 2. 
    This is not a symptom of Thalassemia disease

  • Abdominal cramps
  • Weakness and slow growth
  • Dark urine
  • Facial bone deformities

  • 3. 
    This type of thalassemia disease is Cooley anaemia

  • Alloimmunization
  • Beta-thalassemia
  • Alpha-thalassemia
  • None of these

  • 4. 
    Name the blood test which can detect if a person is a carrier of thalassemia

  • Prenatal testing
  • A complete blood count (CBC)
  • A Reticulocyte Count
  • All of these

  • 5. 
    Treatment that can be given to thalassemia patients

  • Stem cell or bone marrow transplant
  • Blood transfusions
  • Iron chelation
  • All of the above

  • 6. 
    Possible complications of thalassemia

  • Infection
  • Iron overload
  • Only B
  • Both A and B

  • 7. 
    The complications that can occur in severe thalassemia is

  • Enlarged spleen
  • Bone deformities
  • Problems with the heart
  • All of these

  • 8. 
    Factors leading to an increase in the risk of thalassemia disease

  • Certain ancestry
  • Family history of thalassemia
  • Only B
  • Both A and B

  • 9. 
    This about alpha-thalassemia is correct

  • Number of gene mutations decide the severity of the condition
  • Haemoglobin fails to produce enough alpha protein in alpha-thalassemia
  • Alpha-thalassemia is common in South-east Asia, southern Asia, India etc
  • All of the above

  • 10. 
    This about beta-thalassemia is true

  • two genes are necessary to make beta-globin chains
  • Mutation of genes decide the severity of the condition
  • Beta thalassemia is a common condition in West Asia, North Africa and the Mediterranean islands
  • All of these
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