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β‐Thalassaemia Minor in Two Swedish Families
Author(s) -
Persson Sigvard,
Samuelson Gösta,
Sjölin Stig,
Wallenius Gunnar
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1967.tb01638.x
Subject(s) - minor (academic) , discriminative model , medicine , psychology , pediatrics , genealogy , history , philosophy , computer science , humanities , artificial intelligence
In two ‘aboriginal’ Swedish families twenty‐one members out of 82 investigated presented unequivocal signs of β–thalassaemia minor. The diagnostic significance of different characteristic haematological signs is discussed, and it is concluded that an increased Hb A 2 concentration is the most discriminative criterion.