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World J Cardiol. Feb 26, 2018; 10(2): 6-14
Published online Feb 26, 2018. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v10.i2.6
Table 1 Differential diagnosis of anemia based on mean corpuscular volume and red blood cell distribution width
ConditionsMCVRDW
Chronic diseases anemia↓N
Heterozygous thalassemia↓N
Iron deficiency↓↑
β-thalassemia↓↑
Sickle cell trait↓N
Haemolytic anemiaN/↓↑
Hereditary spherocytosisN/↓↑
Sickle cell diseaseN↑
HaemorrhageNN
Blood transfusionsN↑
Chronic liver diseaseN/↑↑
Aplastic anemia↑N
Folate deficiency↑↑
Vitamin B12 deficiency↑↑
Myelodysplastic syndrome↑↑


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