Hemoglobin fractions in Indian pediatric population – Do we need to look westward?

BACKGROUND: Hemoglobin (Hb) is a tetramer of two alpha and two beta globin polypeptide chains, The fractions of HbF, HbA2, and HbA vary gradually in pediatric population (age 0–12 years) and show a dynamic change in the 1st year of life. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study is to establish the leve...

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Main Authors: Pallavi Sinha, Shabnam Singh, Sarika Singh, Puneet Kaur Sahi, Seema Kapoor, Anjali Tempe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Iraqi Journal of Hematology
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Online Access:http://www.ijhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2072-8069;year=2021;volume=10;issue=1;spage=75;epage=78;aulast=Sinha