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Red blood cell indexes in patients in patients with hereditary spherocytosis and beta-thalassemia combination.
Pediatric hematology and oncology - 1 Dec 2002
Akar Nejat, Gökçe Hafize
Abstract excerpt
The spontaneous occurrence of hereditary spherocytosis (HS) and beta-thalassemia in the same patient is a rare event. The mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration is elevated above the reference range in half to two-thirds of patients with HS, but there are no data for the HS/beta-thal combinations for the red blood cell indexes. This study reassessed these values in these particular patients. Hemoglobin,...
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