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Normal hemoglobin, lower than normal mch and mchc). serum ferritin in low normal range(40). what could it mean?
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Stop worrying: You may have a very mild thalassemia variant. Reference ranges are set so that a few percent of healthy folks fall outside on either end. Ask your physician whether you have "thal minor" -- simply so that you'll know in case you are thinking of marrying someone else with it.
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Most recent labs: wbc-12.6 rbc-4.90 hemoglobin 10.3 rdw-16.1 mchc30.9 mch-23.7 mcv-73 ferritin, serum-14 iron saturation-5 iron, serum-19
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I have hemoglobin 10.6 (low).I have iron serum of 25 micrograms.dl. Unsaturated IBC 358 High, Total TIBC 383(normal) and % iron sat 7%.My RBC normal , (MCV MCH, MCHC) low and RDW hIgh iS it IDA/ACD?
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