Phenotypic expression of hemoglobin A2 in beta-thalassemia trait with iron deficiency.

doi:10.1007/s002770050421

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Phenotypic expression of hemoglobin A2 in beta-thalassemia trait with iron deficiency.

Annals of hematology - 1 Sept 1998

Madan N, Sikka M, Sharma S, Rusia U

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Iron status was estimated in 463 heterozygous beta-thalassemics to delineate the effect of iron deficiency on the expression of hemoglobin A2 (HbA2) in these patients. One hundred and twenty-six (27.2%) patients with the trait were iron deficient. These iron-deficient patients had a significantly...

Topics

Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
Case-Control Studies
Hemoglobin A2
Heterozygote
Humans
India
Phenotype
Prevalence
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
beta-Thalassemia

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