Microcytosis in children and adolescents with the sickle cell trait in Basra, Iraq.
Conclusion: Despite the frequent occurrence of iron deficiency in SCT subjects, co-inheritance of alpha-thalassemia seemed to be the cause of low MCV in non-iron deficient individuals with microcytosis. Genetic analysis is required to understand the genetic basis of this phenomenon.
PMID: 30956962 [PubMed]
Source: Blood Research - Category: Hematology Tags: Blood Res Source Type: research
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