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Natural history of Southeast Asian Ovalocytosis during the first 3 years of life.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 15 Jun 2010
Laosombat Vichai, Viprakasit Vip, Dissaneevate Supaporn, Leetanaporn Roengsak, Chotsampancharoen Thirachit, Wongchanchailert Malai, Kodchawan Sudarat, Thongnoppakun Warangkana, Duangchu Sarapee
Abstract excerpt
Southeast Asian Ovalocytosis (SAO), the most common red cell membrane disorder found in the Far-East and Pacific rim, appears to be innocuous in man since it has been identified mostly in non-anemic healthy individuals. To further substantiate our previous observation that this condition might be symptomatic particularly in the neonatal period, we studied 1567 newborns from Southern Thailand where SAO is...
Topics
- Alleles
- Anion Exchange Protein 1, Erythrocyte
- Asian People
- Child, Preschool
- Elliptocytosis, Hereditary
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Glucuronosyltransferase
- Hemolysis
- Humans
