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Does blood measurements of mch and mchc has any significances at all? can lower value of these parameters alone be indicative of any health concerns?
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No: MCH (mean corpuscular hemoglobin) and MCHC (MCH concentration) are often abnormal when other parameters of red cells are abnormal. As isolated abnormalities, they have virtually no diagnostic significance.
Answered 9/29/2016
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