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Investigators from Turkey conducted a prospective cohort study in children with hypochromic microcytic anemia to assess the frequency of the diagnoses of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and β-thalassemia trait (TT), as well as how blood cell count parameters differed between them. Children 6 months to adolescents 18 years old who were referred to the study institution for outpatient evaluation of hypochromic microcytic anemia were included. Those with a known hematologic diagnosis or a chronic disease were excluded. Complete blood cell counts, serum iron levels, total iron-binding capacity (TIBC), ferritin levels, transferrin levels, and a peripheral smear were obtained from all participants. Hypochromic microcytic anemia was defined as low hemoglobin (Hb), mean corpuscular volume …
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