Article
Red blood cell phenotypes in alpha-thalassemias in the Spanish population.
Haematologica - 1 Feb 1998
Villegas A, Porres A, Sánchez J, González F A, Pérez-Clausell C, Martínez M, Murga M J, Cachá J, Lozano M, Fernández-Fuertes I, Del Arco A, Arrizabalaga B, Pérez de Mendiguren B, San Juan I, Saavedra R, Ricart P, Sainz C, Guerra J L, Muñoz J A, Lago C, Ansó V M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: alpha-thalassemia is very common on all thalassemic geographical regions. The present work aimed at analyzing the relationship between the degree of microcytosis and hematological parameters and the type of alpha-thalassemic mutation. DESIGN AND METHODS: Five hundred and...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Erythrocyte Indices
- Erythrocytes
- Female
- Genotype
- Hematocrit
- Hemoglobin H
- Humans
- Male