Haematological and clinical data in 200 cases of thalassaemia trait in eastern Spain.
A total of 200 cases of thalassaemia trait, 102 of F thalassaemia and 98 of A2 thalassaemia were studied, evaluating haematometric, and morphological aspects of both groups. Significantly higher values were found in F thalassaemia for PCV, MCV and MCH, with 33.5% of women and 52% of men being found anaemic in F thalassaemia and 45% of women and 62% of men in A2 thalassaemia. Asthenia was usually present in A2 thalassaemia more so in women 50.9% as compared to 25% in man. Only 4% of F thalassaemia carriers were affected by asthenia. Cholecystectomy had been performed on 10% of the A2 thalassaemia group and on 5% of the F thalassaemia thamia group. Both groups show a high proportion of red cells with basophilic stippling (80%), the groups being morphologically indistinguishable. Intrafamilial segregation of Hb F values affected 22% of families carriers of F thalassaemia, whereas only 8% of families carriers of A2 thalassaemia showed segregation of HbA2 values. The values obtained in this study were compared with those of other authors.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005260:Female; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D006400:Hematocrit; D006443:Hemoglobin A2 / Q000032:analysis; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics
D006454:Hemoglobins; D006443:Hemoglobin A2; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin