New Delhi, May 7 -- Feeling tired and weak all the time and having pale or yellowish skin may be connected to your genes. Alpha thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which specific gene mutations that get passed down from parents come in the way of the production of hemoglobin. Found in the red blood cells, it is a very important protein that transports oxygen to different parts of the body. On the occasion of this World Thalassemia Day, know what can happen if the production of hemoglobin gets reduced and what you can do about it.

What is alpha thalassemia?

It is a genetic blood disorder that affects the production of hemoglobin, which is made of two types of protein chains -- alpha globin and beta globin. "A person normally in...