Alpha-thalassemia
Research data from National University update understanding of alpha-thalassemia
Published in Blood Weekly, March 27th, 2008
"He also had moderate anemia, hepatomegaly and hypospadias. Correlating the newborn's clinical presentation with an underlying cause of anemia was helpful for early diagnosis," wrote Y.P.M. Ng and colleagues, National University.
The researchers concluded: "Prenatal blood tests must include red cell indices and a mean corpuscular volume value below 80 R, should prompt thalassemia screening in an at-risk population."
Ng and colleagues published...
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