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Alpha-thalassemia genetic testing: an important anemia diagnostic tool in patients of African heritage.
Connecticut medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Dasanu Constantin A
Abstract excerpt
Inherited alpha-thalassemia genotypes have been shown to have a rather high prevalence in some patient populations of African heritage. These genotypes lead to mild anemia with microcytic indices and a normal hemoglobin electrophoresis. In our outpatient department, we analyzed 54 consecutive patients of African descent with longstanding microcytic anemia, but no evidence of iron deficiency. We detected...
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