Hemoglobin A(2) (HbA(2)) has a measure of unreliability in diagnosing beta-thalassemia trait (beta-TT)

Al-Amodi, AM; Ghanem, NZ; Aldakeel, SA; Al Asoom, LI; Ahmed, NR; Almandil, NB; Naserullah, ZA; Al-Jarrash, S; Akhtar, MS; AbdulAzeez, S; Al-Ali, AK; Borgio, JF

Borgio, JF (reprint author), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Univ, IRMC, Dept Genet Res, Corniche Rd, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.

CURRENT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OPINION, 2018; 34 (5): 945

Abstract

Introduction: Detection of beta-thalassemia trait or carriers (beta-TT) depends significantly on an increase in Hemoglobin A(2) (HbA(2)) levels, which......

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