alpha thalassemia silent carrier
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Genetics
- - alpha/alpha alpha or alpha alpha/- alpha
- 3 functional alpha globin genes
Clinical manifestations
- asymptomatic carrier state
Laboratory
- complete blood count
- blood hemoglobin is normal[1]
- MCV is normal
More general terms
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018