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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2012; 04(03): 63-77
DOI: 10.4103/1947-489X.210759
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Identification and reporting of common hemoglobin disorders: A review

Jessica Hemminger
1   Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
,
Nazih AbuAlsheikh
2   Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
,
Samir Kahwash
2   Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias constitute a major cause of anemia worldwide. Some of these disorders may necessitate chronic red blood cell transfusion therapy, which frequently results in a host of serious clinical sequelae, including iron overload. The following review attempts to offer a simplified approach to the identification of the most commonly encountered hemoglobin disorders. In addition, practical comments on reporting the results of hemoglobin studies and the expected clinical impact of the various findings are discussed.



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Received: 10 November 2011

Accepted: 12 December 2011

Article published online:
23 May 2022

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