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. 1963 Nov;16(6):596–600. doi: 10.1136/jcp.16.6.596

Thalassaemia in Scots

K D Buchanan 1,2, J D Kinloch 1,2,1, H E Hutchison 1,2, P H Pinkerton 1,2, Patricia Cassidy 1,2
PMCID: PMC480647  PMID: 14076382

Abstract

Five cases of thalassaemia minor and 11 symptomless trait carriers have been detected in four Scottish families, only one of which is known to have foreign ancestry. It is suggested that the condition is commoner than was once thought, and that the diagnosis should be considered in any patient with refractory hypochromic anaemia in which the red cells show increased osmotic resistance.

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