Re: Another test result for Bob to decipher

[Guest guest]

HI Lilian

You could phone your local laboratory and ask them what this means.

Luv - Sheila

Hi Bob,

Any idea what they mean by this:-

Haemoglobin F;

**unexpected numeric value found: 0.3% (0.0 - 2.0)**

Haemoglobin A2 level;

**unexpected numeric value found: 2.1% (1.9 - 3.5)**

Lilian

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[Guest guest]

Hi Lilian

http://harvester.embl.de/harvester/P020/P02042.htm

gives a view on HbA2 ~ possible Thalassemia in elevated levels of HbA2

not looked up HbF yet but similar source will give lots of

information.

best wishes

Bob

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> HI Lilian

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> You could phone your local laboratory and ask them what this means.

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> Luv - Sheila

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> Hi Bob,

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> Any idea what they mean by this:-

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> Haemoglobin F;

> **unexpected numeric value found: 0.3% (0.0 - 2.0)**

>

> Haemoglobin A2 level;

> **unexpected numeric value found: 2.1% (1.9 - 3.5)**

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> Lilian

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[Guest guest]

Hi Lilian,

Do you now if there are beta-thalassemia problems anywhere in you

family?

HbF is the fetal form of Haemoglobin and is 'unexpected' in adults.

best wishes

Bob

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> Hi Bob,

>

> Any idea what they mean by this:-

>

> Haemoglobin F;

> **unexpected numeric value found: 0.3% (0.0 - 2.0)**

>

> Haemoglobin A2 level;

> **unexpected numeric value found: 2.1% (1.9 - 3.5)**

>

> Lilian

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Bob,

No thalassemia problems in my family at all. I thought that if one had it, it would have been known from a very early age as the people I know who are carriers have had children who die, or otherwise have to have periodic blood transfusions from an early age.

I should imagine then that when they put unexpected here also, it would mean the same, unexpected in adults.

Anyway as I am within the range, surely that is enough to show I do not have any of those. Which I didn't think for one minute that I had.

Thanks for the explanation.

Lilian

Do you now if there are beta-thalassemia problems anywhere in you family?HbF is the fetal form of Haemoglobin and is 'unexpected' in adults.