A member asked:

My daughter is 2 & her doc said her hemoglobin level was a little low. 10.something. doc doesn't think it was anemia but a trait. what does that mean?

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Dr. Liawaty Ho answered

Specializes in Hematology and Oncology

Anemia: Do you or does her father have an inherited red blood cell disorder like sickle cell anemia or thalassemia etc? Definitely you should ask your pediatrician further about what he/she means. What trait means most likely that she has a distinguishing genetically determined feature on her complete blood count result- that indicates mild abnormality on the rbc indices but not very significant.

Answered 9/30/2020

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