question: Dear doc, A friend of mine who is from a poor background is A+ blood group person. Her HB level is 4.5 and plateletts are very low. she has to have blood transfusion every six months. This is done for the past 10 yrs and now she is 28 yrs old. I really wanted to help her to find her cure. Her father is A+ and mother is O group. one of her doctor is suspecting her disease as thalasemia. pls guide me a proper way to help her out. what are the test i have to do and what is her chance of cure. please guide me.thanks shamini