摘要：thalassemia which is the most prevalent blood disorder in Iran occurs as a result of a genetic disorder in the natural structure of hemoglobin chain. Since Iran is, geographically speaking, located on the thalassemia belt, the prevention and control of this disease is of a great significance. A search was conducted in available scientific databases in Iran such as SID, IranMedex, Medlibe and Google Scholar . The following keywords were used in the searching process: thalassemia, prevention, genetic disorder, beta thalassemia, Hemoglobin. In order to cut down on physical and mental side effects on a patient and his family as well as to reduce the costs of this genetic disease both for patients’ families and society, the best solution according to previous research is prevention
