The Five Major Classes of Hemoglobinopathy Are: Structural, Thalassemias, Thalassemic

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The five major classes of hemoglobinopathy are: structural, thalassemias, thalassemic hemoglobin variants, hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin, and acquired hemoglobinopathy.

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