High prevalence of alpha-thalassemia among individuals with microcytosis and hypochromia without anemia

High prevalence of alpha-thalassemia among individuals with microcytosis and hypochromia without anemia

In order to determine the contribution of alpha-thalassemia to microcytosis and hypochromia, 339 adult outpatients seen at Unicamp University Hospital (with the exception of the Clinical Hematology outpatient clinics), who showed normal hemoglobin (Hb) levels and reduced mean corpuscular volume and...

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Main Authors: E. Borges, M.R.S.C. Wenning, E.M. Kimura, S.A. Gervásio, F.F. Costa, M.F. Sonati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2001-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
alpha-thalassemia
microcytosis
hypochromia
hemoglobinopathies
brazilian population
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