Red blood cell phenotypes in the alpha + thalassaemias from early childhood to maturity.

Abstract:

:The alpha+ thalassaemias are the most common single gene disorders of humans, yet little is known about their haematological characteristics in childhood. Blood samples have been collected randomly from more than 2000 individuals in village communities in Vanuatu in the South West Pacific and analysed for alpha thalassaemia and associated haematological changes. Here we describe the haematological effects of the alpha+ thalassaemias from early childhood through to maturity in this population. Mean cell volume (MCV) and mean cell haemoglobin (MCH) levels in individuals of normal, heterozygous and homozygous genotype differed significantly from one another throughout the entire age range (2P < 0.05). In contrast, haemoglobin levels in heterozygous and homozygous individuals were well maintained throughout development. Adults of normal genotype attain Hb levels which are indistinguishable from Caucasian reference values, a finding made all the more remarkable given the high frequency of clinical malaria in this population. It is clear from these findings that haematological data are valuable in screening for carriers of alpha+ thalassaemia in this population. MCH is clearly the most sensitive discriminator. None of the homozygous adults tested had an MCH of > 27 pg, whereas < 10% of normals had a value of < 27 pg. These data provide reference values for areas in which the alpha+ thalassaemias are common and often confused with iron-deficiency anaemia.

journal_name

Br J Haematol

authors

Williams TN,Maitland K,Ganczakowski M,Peto TE,Clegg JB,Weatherall DJ,Bowden DK

doi

10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1906.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-11-01 00:00:00

pages

266-72

issue

2

eissn

0007-1048

issn

1365-2141

journal_volume

95

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