Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of β-Thalassemia Intermedia.

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We present case histories of three patients who had β-thalassemia (β-thal) trait with 'unusual severity' managed as β-thal intermedia (β-TI) where the basis of disease severity could not be explained with routine hematological and genetic investigations. The clinical diagnosis of 'thalassemia intermedia' was justifiable as they had a β-thal mutation and disease severity that did not fit in with either β-thal...

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