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RBC-Y/MCV as a discriminant function for differentiating carriers of thalassaemia and HbE from iron deficiency.
International journal of laboratory hematology - 1 Apr 2010
Nadarajan V S, Sthaneshwar P, Jayaranee S
Abstract excerpt
Individuals with alpha-thalassaemia (ATT), beta-thalassaemia (BTT) and HbE trait (HET) are often initially identified based on haematological parameters. However, the values of these parameters usually overlap with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) and anaemia of chronic disease (ACD). We evaluated the use of RBC-Y in 156 normal individuals and 332 patients; ATT (n = 37), BTT (n = 61), HET (n = 25), HbH disease (n =...
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