[Differential erythrocyte parameters in thalassemia minor and hyposideremic syndromes].
In order to estimate the validity of the discriminant function suggested by England e Fraser, we have determined the number of red cells (RBC) mean cell volume (MCV), hemoglobin mean concentration (MCV) and red cells distribution (RDW) in normal subjects, iron-deficient patients and uncomplicated thalassemia minor. The results obtained allow us to point out that RDW in the patients with thalassemia are higher than in normal subjects. In patients with iron-deficiency, instead, RDW medium is increased, but with a remarkable distribution of values. These results point out that anisocytosis is higher in iron-deficiency than in thalassemia.
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Ghionni
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Miotti
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Camandona
D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000097:blood*; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin; D006454:Hemoglobins; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D012156:Reticulocytes; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000097:blood*
D006454:Hemoglobins; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin; D007501:Iron
Parametri eritrocitari differenziali tra talassemia minor e sindromi iposideremiche.