Distinguishing iron deficiency from beta-thalassemia trait by new generation ektacytometry

Affiliations

• ¹ Red Cell Pathology and Hematopoietic Disorders (Rare Anaemias) Unit, Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, Badalona, Spain.
• ² Hematology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Sant Pau Biomedical Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
• ³ National Reference Center (CSUR accreditation) for Hereditary Red Blood Cell Disorders (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu), Barcelona, Spain.
• ⁴ Hematology Department, ICO-Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain.
• ⁵ Clinical Laboratory, Core-Hematology Department, Laboratori Clínic Metropolitana Nord (LCMN), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
• ⁶ Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.