Low HbA2 Level in β-Thalassemia Trait
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Dr. Köseler and her colleagues reported the presence of δthalassemia in 3 out of 12 patients carrying the β-thalassemia trait with low HbA2 in the recent issue of this journal without giving any explanations for the remaining 9 cases (2012; 29: 289-290) [1]. I wish that they would also look for the presence of αthalassemia, at least in those 9 cases, because this seems to be the more prevalent type of thalassemia in our country, as first shown by us [2,3] and as further supported by Canatan et al. in this journal [4]. Conflict of Interest Statement
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دوره 30 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013