Hemoglobin A2 (HbA2) has a measure of unreliability in diagnosing β-thalassemia trait (β-TT).

CONCLUSION: Given the percentage of samples falling in the HbA2 'borderline' and 'normal' categories, we can conclude that HbA2 has a measure of unreliability in the diagnosis of β-thalassemia carriers. PMID: 29383950 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - Category: Research Tags: Curr Med Res Opin Source Type: research