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What Test Is Best To Diagnose Thalassemia Minor ?
hi how are you....I need to know what test is best to diagnose thal minor.as my girl friend is thal minor so i want to know if i have thal minor or not because we are thinking to have kid.but i heared it if both partners have thal minor then kid might have thal major.. thanks
Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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My dear friend as you told that your girlfriend is Thalassemia minor then you need a screening procedure before planning for baby.In addition to complete blood count (CBC), hemoglobin electrophoresis is the first diagnostic test. For this Fractions of hemoglobin A, A2, F, H, E, and other variants are measured. Hemoglobin analysis by hemoglobin electrophoresis or high performance liquid chromatography is used for confirmation.
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My dear friend as you told that your girlfriend is Thalassemia minor then you need a screening procedure before planning for baby.In addition to complete blood count (CBC), hemoglobin electrophoresis is the first diagnostic test. For this Fractions of hemoglobin A, A2, F, H, E, and other variants are measured. Hemoglobin analysis by hemoglobin electrophoresis or high performance liquid chromatography is used for confirmation.
It will help to solve your query.
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