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Is it possible to get a normal fbe but have the thalassemic trait? my hb is 12 and blood film & rdw is normal.
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MCV: What is your MCV? Patients with thalassemia trait have low MCV, i.e, less than 75. From what you have described it is unlikely that you have thalassemia trait.
Answered 2/5/2015
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