The diagnosis of beta-thalassemia trait: A review

1 January 1976

journal article
review article
Published by Wiley in American Journal of Hematology

Vol. 1 (1) , 129-137
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.2830010115

Abstract

Diagnostic and screening methods for beta‐thalassemia trait are reviewed in the order of their development, including identification by homozygous offspring, erythrocyte morphology, osmotic fragility, hemoglobin composition, globin synthetic rates, and red blood cell indices.

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