Research Article

Hemoglobin Disorders in South India

Table 8

Comparison of thalassemias (—indicates not detected).

DisorderNo. of casesHb (gm%)MCV (fl)MCH (pg)MCHC (gm/dL)RDW (%)RBC × 106 cummHb F%Hb A%

β thal trait20610.465.519.930.516.55.21.481.3
β thal major134.867.921.13130.92.4887.2
α thal98.367.218.428.223.34.577.4