Iron Deficiency vs. Thalassemia Minor

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	Iron Deficiency	Thalassemia Minor	Combined
MCV	Low	Very Low	Very Low
RDW	High	Normal or High	High
Red Cell Count	Low	Normal or High	Normal or Low
Marrow Iron	Absent	Normal	Absent
Serum Iron	Low	Normal	Low
TIBC	High	Normal	High
Serum Ferritin	Low	Normal	Low
Hemoglobin A2	Low	High	Normal

Hematopathology ; Department of Pathology ; or Tulane University Medical Center .

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by Robert McLay