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Low haptoglobin due to hemolysis. what would that mean?
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Confirmation : Low haptoglobin confirms hemolysis, but it does not specify why the hemolysis is occurring. Additional would be needed. There are many causes for hemolysis.
Answered 7/15/2012
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