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Red cell indices: differentiation between β-thalassemia trait and iron deficiency anemia and application to sickle cell disease and sickle cell thalassemia.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Aug 2013
Sahli Chaima A, Bibi Amina, Ouali Faida, Fredj Sondess Hadj, Dakhlaoui Boutheina, Othmani Rym, Laaouini Naouel, Jouini Latifa, Ouenniche Fekria, Siala Hajer, Touhami Imed, Becher Mariem, Fattoum Slaheddine, El Houda Toumi Nour, Messaoud Taieb
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In Tunisia, thalassemia and sickle cell disease (SS) represent the most prevalent monogenic hemoglobin disorders with 2.21% and 1.89% of carriers, respectively. This study aims to evaluate the diagnosis reliability of 12 red blood cell (RBC) indices in differentiation of β-thalassemia trait (β-TT) from iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and between homozygous SS and sickle cell thalassemia (ST). METHODS:...
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