Assertion: microcytic anemia | /r/HasProperty | due
Facets:
value: to defects in hemoglobin production
type: CAUSE
value: to thalassemia
type: CAUSE
value: invariably
type: MANNER
value: to iron deficiency
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: The Mentzer index (mean cell volume divided by the RBC count) predicts whether microcytic anemia may be due to iron deficiency or thalassemia, although it requires confirmation.[citation needed]
text: Microcytic anemias (MCV < 80) are invariably due to defects in hemoglobin production.
text: Microcytic anemias are due to defects in hemoglobin production: iron deficiency (only advanced and severe cases), thalassemia, and certain sideroblastic anemias due to defective production of hemoglobin.