Unit Objectives - 4

Unit objectives:

12. Correlate bone marrow evaluation, hemoglobin electrophoresis, and quantitation of hemoglobins F and A2 with the various thalassemia syndromes.

13. Explain why globin chain testing and DNA analysis can be important in special cases in thalassemia testing.

14. Differentiate thalassemia from iron deficiency anemia using laboratory methods.