
M / H Ratio
Specialty: | Hematology Oncology Clinical Laboratory |
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Description: | In thalassemia microcytes exceed hypochromic cells. In iron deficiency, hypochromic cells exceed microcytes. The ratio of microcytes (M) to hypochromic cells (H) can help distinguish thalassemia from iron deficiency anemia. |
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