Table 3:  Average hematological values for patients harboring various combinationsof the (αTSaudia) genotype along with values for wild type genotype (αα/αα) in the population of Bahrain
	| Genotype | 
	n | 
	Male/Female | 
	Hb
(g/dL)
 | 
	RBC
(x1012/L)
 | 
	MCV
(fL)
 | 
	MCH
(pg)
 | 
	MCHC
(g/dL)
 | 
	HbA2
(%)
 | 
	| (αα/αα) | 
	38 | 
	13/25 | 
	12.7*
(1.4)
 | 
	4.4
(0.6)
 | 
	85.1
(4.6)
 | 
	28.7
(2.0)
 | 
	33.7
(1.3)
 | 
	2.9
(0.2)
 | 
	| (αTSaudiα/αα) | 
	28 | 
	17/11 | 
	12.0
(1.2)
 | 
	5.0
(0.4)
 | 
	74.3
(3.4)
 | 
	24.1
(1.1)
 | 
	32.4
(1.1)
 | 
	2.5
(0.5)
 | 
	| (-α3.7/αTSaudiα) | 
	52 | 
	24/28 | 
	10.8
(1.0)
 | 
	5.3
(0.6)
 | 
	64.1
(2.6)
 | 
	20.2
(0.9)
 | 
	31.6
(1.0)
 | 
	2.6
(0.2)
 | 
	| (-α4.2/αTSaudiα) | 
	12 | 
	4/8 | 
	10.6
(2.0)
 | 
	5.2
(1.1)
 | 
	63.2
(3.9)
 | 
	20.1
(1.2)
 | 
	31.8
(0.9)
 | 
	2.6
(0.3)
 | 
*Values are means (ąSD)