Discriminating Indices between Common Microcytic Anemias and Normal Population

Thalassemia minor (MT), either β or α, is the most frequent single gene mutation in human beings affecting 6% of population worldwide. It more Mediterranean region, Africa and South-East Asia. On other hand Iron deficiency anemia (IDA), nutritional secondary to gastrointestinal menstrual bleeding, cause acquired anemia. Differentiation between these two types important because both them present themselves as microcytic anemia.2-6 However, thalassemia belt, some patients may have mixed IDA TM.Therefore discrimination indexes should discriminate three categories from normal each other.