Laboratory testing for hemoglobin variants is an exploration of the “normalness” of the red blood cells (RBCs), an evaluation of the hemoglobin inside the RBCs, and an analysis of relevant gene mutations or deletions
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation forThalassemia Major. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2014 Dec;28(6):1187-1200. doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2014.08.009. Mathews V, Srivastava A, Chandy M. Epub 2014 Sep 22. Review. PubMed PMID: 25459187.