Correcting the cut-off point of hemoglobin at high altitude favors misclassification of anemia, erythrocytosis and excessive erythrocytosis

Am J Hematol. 2018 Jan;93(1):E12-E16. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24932. Epub 2017 Oct 31.

Gustavo F Gonzales^{1

2

3}, Verónica Rubín de Celis⁴, José Begazo⁵, María Del Rosario Hinojosa^{6

7}, Sandra Yucra², Alisson Zevallos-Concha^{1

2

3

8}, Vilma Tapia^{1

2}

¹ High Altitude Research Institute, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
² Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
³ Research Circle in Plants with Effects in Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
⁴ Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología, Genomic and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Universidad Ricardo Palma.
⁵ School of Nutrition, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno.
⁶ EsSalud, Puno.
⁷ Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno.
⁸ Universidad de Chile.

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