Accepted at 10:24 p.m. Feb, 17, 2024 by herstein.jacob
Author: nealp97
Co-authors: herstein.jacob
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AMBOSS states alpha thalassemia is most common in Africans and Asians and beta thalassemia is most common in people of Mediterranean descent
Source: AMBOSS - https://next.amboss.com/us/article/tT0Xs2?q=thalassemia

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common in those of Mediterranean descent; think about thalassemia if a microcytic, hypochromic anemia doesn't respond to iron therapy, the patient is asymptomatic, and there is a disproportionately low MCV with a relatively normal Hb; no treatment required.

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