Article
Alpha thalassaemia is associated with increased soluble transferrin receptor levels.
British journal of haematology - 1 Nov 1998
Rees D C, Williams T N, Maitland K, Clegg J B, Weatherall D J
Abstract excerpt
Although alpha+ thalassaemia is the commonest haemoglobinopathy in the world, it is not known if it is associated with significant ineffective erythropoiesis, a fact of importance in interpreting its complex interaction with malaria. To study this problem, we have measured the concentrations of s...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Erythropoiesis
- Female
- Ferritins
- Genotype
- Globins
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Receptors, Transferrin
- Sex Factors
- Solubility
- alpha-Thalassemia