Hemoglobin A(2) Lowered by Iron Deficiency and α-Thalassemia: Should Screening Recommendation for β-Thalassemia Change?

Screening for β-thalassemia trait (BTT) relies on measuring hemoglobin (Hb) A(2). Since multiple factors can affect HbA(2) levels, the screening can become unreliable. In 1356 healthy Arabs enrolled into a federally funded premarital BTT screening program, the effects of iron deficiency (ID), α (+)-...

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Autores principales: Denic, Srdjan, Agarwal, Mukesh M., Al Dabbagh, Bayan, El Essa, Awad, Takala, Mohamed, Showqi, Saad, Yassin, Javed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3610360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23577263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/858294

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3610360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23577263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/858294

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