Microcytosis in patients with haemoglobin C trait: is α-thalassaemia trait to blame?

Br J Haematol. 2020 Dec;191(5):e129-e131. doi: 10.1111/bjh.17095. Epub 2020 Sep 18.

Stéphanie Forté^{1

2}, Barry Eng³, Madeleine Verhovsek⁴, Denis Soulières², John S Waye^{3

5}

¹ Division of Medical Oncology and Haematology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Division of Medical Oncology and Haematology, Department of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
³ Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Division of Haematology and Thromboembolism, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: HbC trait; haemoglobin C trait; haemoglobinopathies; microcytosis; α-thalassaemia trait.

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