title: The diagnosis of beta-thalassemia trait: a review.
abstract: Diagnostic and screening methods for beta-thalassemia trait are reviewed in the order of their development, including identification by homozygous offspring, erythrocyte morphology, osmotic fragility, hemoglobin composition, globin synthetic rates, and red blood cell indices.
mesh_terms: D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000175:diagnosis; D002845:Chromatography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004586:Electrophoresis; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000502:physiology; D004913:Erythrocytes, Abnormal / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005914:Globins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006441:Hemoglobin A / Q000032:analysis; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009996:Osmotic Fragility; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D005914:Globins; D006441:Hemoglobin A