Cooleys anemia. also known as Mediterranean anemia or Thalassemia major. was originally limited to the Mediterranean area. As many as one in 100 children in some parts of Italy are thought to have the disorder. Due to intermarriage and emigration of large numbers of people of Italian and Greek descent. the disease is now fairly widespread. There are presently no reliable statistics regarding the incidence of Cooleys anemia in the United States. but it has been estimated that the disease affects as many as 200.000 individuals in this country. At present. there is no known cure for Cooleys anemia and no breakthroughs in prevention and treatment have been made in the 40 years since the disease was classified.
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