Hereditary blood disorders — the genetic condition that leads to
varieties of inherited blood diseases like Sickle Cell, Thalassoemia and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency G6PD are some of the most prominent health concerns among the Omanis. According to the Ministry of Health’s data presented by Dr Salam bin Salim al Kindy, Head of Haematology Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, about 60 per cent of Omanis are carriers of one or multiple genes of inherited blood disorders.Although the prevalence of sufferers of genetic blood diseases in Omani society may seem small in comparison to other countries in the region, the prevalence of having more than half of the entire population of Omanis as carriers is definitely a great concern. The inheritance of the defective genes mainly occur because of intermarriage between either carriers or sufferers of the defective genes, said Dr Salam adding that unfortunately, a lot of Omanis who are carriers of any of the respective genes do not even know that they are traits.
“But, the solution for reducing the prevalence for inheritance of the defective genes — is pre-marital test. Preferably, what should be avoided are intermarriages between persons having the defect genes. “It is also not advisable either for traits of hereditary blood genes to intermarry or even a trait and a carrier of defect genes to intermarry. Such combinations would result in bearing children with defected genes, urges the expert.
“Nonetheless, it is fine if one of the partners has normal genes and the other is a trait or if both partners have normal genes that do not cause any inherited blood disorders to intermarry, and this is what we want to achieve for the future generations in Oman.” It is important that the public have knowledge on how hereditary blood disorders are transmitted.
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