Using reticulocyte indices to identify alpha-thalassemia--a preliminary report.

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dc.contributor.authorSoogarun, Suphanen_US
dc.contributor.authorSuwansaksri, Jamsaien_US
dc.contributor.authorWiwanitkit, Virojen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T14:50:28Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T14:50:28Z
dc.date.issued2002-03-16en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractThalassemia poses an important public health problem in Thailand. The Ministry of Public Health of Thailand has conducted many programs for the control of thalassemia. These programs are useless if there is no effective, affordable method of screening for carriers. We report on the possibility of using an automated reticulocyte analyzer in order to identify alpha-thalassemia. Thirty-one control subjects and 14 couples, whose offsprings were affected with thalassemia H (7 alpha-thalassemia-1 and 7 alpha-thalassemia-2) were studied. We found that almost all reticulocyte parameters could be used as diagnostic marker of alpha-thalassemia-1 carriers. Unfortunately, alpha-thalassemia-2 had only 5 parameters that were significantly different when compared to normal controls. This is the report to focus attention on the use of reticulocyte parameters in the screening of alpha-thalassemia.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Clinical Microscopy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSoogarun S, Suwansaksri J, Wiwanitkit V. Using reticulocyte indices to identify alpha-thalassemia--a preliminary report. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2002 ; 33 Suppl 3(): 159-63en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/31228
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/publication.htmen_US
dc.subject.meshCase-Control Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshHeterozygote Detectionen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshReticulocytesen_US
dc.subject.meshThailanden_US
dc.subject.meshalpha-Thalassemia --diagnosisen_US
dc.titleUsing reticulocyte indices to identify alpha-thalassemia--a preliminary report.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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