Is HbA2 level a reliable diagnostic measurement for β-thalassemia trait in people with iron deficiency?

Am J Hematol. 2012 Jan;87(1):114-6. doi: 10.1002/ajh.22188. Epub 2011 Oct 31.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / etiology*
  • Asian People
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Hemoglobin A2 / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Young Adult
  • beta-Thalassemia / complications*
  • beta-Thalassemia / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Hemoglobin A2