Erythrocyte survival in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Hemolysis was investigated in seven patients with Duchenne dystrophy. No increase in red-cell turnover was detected by indirect measurement (hemoglobin, reticulocyte count, plasma hemoglobin, serum haptoglobin) or by turnover of 51Cr-labeled erythrocytes. Our findings fail to support the likelihood of a significant erythrocyte membrane defect.
D000293:Adolescent; D002470:Cell Survival; D002648:Child; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000097:blood*