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Dr. Ash Lal, pediatric hematologist

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A study conducted by pediatric hematologist Ashutosh Lal, MD, examining the natural history of heritable disorder hemoblobin H is published in the Febraury 24, 2011 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. California, using the lab at Children's Hospital Oakland, is the only state to universally screen all births for hemoglobin H. Dr. Lal's study makes a strong case for extending the universal screening on a national level.
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