Dear Dr. Roach: I am Greek and have thalassemia minor. In general, my red blood cells are much smaller than typical ones, and ...

Introduction: Anemia resulting from lack of sufficient iron for synthesis of hemoglobin is the most common hematological disease of infancy and childhood. The frequency of iron-deficiency anemia ...

1 described a new abnormal hemoglobin in a Negro family in North Carolina. This hemoglobin, designated "I", migrated more rapidly than normal hemoglobin on filter-paper electrophoresis at pH 8.6 ...