Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	87089
Country	China

Received	2023-10-26 08:06
Peer-Review Started	2023-10-26 08:07
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Return for Revision	2023-11-20 08:34
Revised	2023-12-01 02:19
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Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2023-12-06 04:05
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Category	Hematology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Ratio of hemoglobin to mean corpuscular volume: A new index for discriminating between iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia trait
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Qing-Chun Yao, Hui-Li Zhai and Hou-Cai Wang
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Hou-Cai Wang http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3082-2115
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Hou-Cai Wang, MD, Chief Doctor, Department of Hematology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, No. 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, China. houcaiwang@163.com
Key Words	Iron deficiency anemia; Thalassemia trait; Hemoglobin; Mean corpuscular volume; Thalassemia trait; Gene sequencing
Core Tip	The ratio of hemoglobin to mean corpuscular volume was proposed and validated as a new index for discriminating between iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia trait, with a sensitivity and a specificity of 93.5% and 78.4%, respectively. This new index has good diagnostic performance and is useful in under-resourced scenarios.
Publish Date	2023-12-14 06:01
Citation	Yao QC, Zhai HL, Wang HC. Ratio of hemoglobin to mean corpuscular volume: A new index for discriminating between iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia trait. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(35): 8270-8275
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v11/i35/8270.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v11.i35.8270

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