As a result, “you could have red cells that are normal and others that are very small and lack hemoglobin,” Gallagher says. This can affect your MCHC. Beta thalassemia is an inherited blood ...

If you have anemia, you have a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells, or the amount of hemoglobin in your red blood cells has dropped below normal. Because of this, your body’s cells aren ...