A Fatigued 15-Year-Old Italian Girl Visits Her General Practitioner for a Yearly

question 10

Multiple Choice

A fatigued 15-year-old Italian girl visits her general practitioner for a yearly physical. Her RBC count is elevated with a low H & H. The PB smear shows moderate microcytosis and hypochromia. Moderate poikilocytosis with moderate target cells is also noted. Hemoglobin electrophoresis is performed. The results indicate elevated levels of F and A2. Based on these findings, what is the most probable thalassemia genotype of this patient?

• A) β⁰β⁰
• B) β⁰β⁺
• C) β⁺β
• D) ββ

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