Clinical Manifestations of Alpha Thalassemia

Silent Carrier

  • The Silent Carrier form of alpha thalassemia results from one alpha chain loci deletion.
  • Individuals who are silent carriers show no clinical disease and demonstrate normal results during routine laboratory testing.
  • This form of alpha thalassemia is usually discovered upon family studies.

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