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What blood test should be done to detect if a person is thalassemia-major or minor?
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Hgb A2 and Hgb F: Thalassemia is a genetic disease and depending of the genetic type it will be major or minor. Anemia is severe plus others serious symptoms, splenomegaly, growth retardation, abnormal bone marrow.The level of serum bilirubin, iron and ferritin are elevated. Bone marrow study reveals market erythroid hyperplasia. The minor type has a benign course. Complete blood count is an important test also.
Answered 6/7/2013
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