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A fatigued 15-year-old Italian girl visits her general practitioner for a yearly physical.Her RBC count is elevated with a low H & H.The PB smear shows moderate microcytosis and hypochromia.Moderate poikilocytosis with moderate target cells is also noted.Hemoglobin electrophoresis is performed.The results indicate elevated levels of F and A₂.Based on these findings,what is the most probable thalassemia genotype of this patient?


A) A fatigued 15-year-old Italian girl visits her general practitioner for a yearly physical.Her RBC count is elevated with a low H & H.The PB smear shows moderate microcytosis and hypochromia.Moderate poikilocytosis with moderate target cells is also noted.Hemoglobin electrophoresis is performed.The results indicate elevated levels of F and A₂.Based on these findings,what is the most probable thalassemia genotype of this patient? A) B) C) D)
B) A fatigued 15-year-old Italian girl visits her general practitioner for a yearly physical.Her RBC count is elevated with a low H & H.The PB smear shows moderate microcytosis and hypochromia.Moderate poikilocytosis with moderate target cells is also noted.Hemoglobin electrophoresis is performed.The results indicate elevated levels of F and A₂.Based on these findings,what is the most probable thalassemia genotype of this patient? A) B) C) D)
C) A fatigued 15-year-old Italian girl visits her general practitioner for a yearly physical.Her RBC count is elevated with a low H & H.The PB smear shows moderate microcytosis and hypochromia.Moderate poikilocytosis with moderate target cells is also noted.Hemoglobin electrophoresis is performed.The results indicate elevated levels of F and A₂.Based on these findings,what is the most probable thalassemia genotype of this patient? A) B) C) D)
D) A fatigued 15-year-old Italian girl visits her general practitioner for a yearly physical.Her RBC count is elevated with a low H & H.The PB smear shows moderate microcytosis and hypochromia.Moderate poikilocytosis with moderate target cells is also noted.Hemoglobin electrophoresis is performed.The results indicate elevated levels of F and A₂.Based on these findings,what is the most probable thalassemia genotype of this patient? A) B) C) D)

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