title: A comparative study of carrier detection in haemophilia A by linear discriminant function.
abstract: Blood samples collected from 37 definite carriers, 31 normal women and 64 possible carriers were examined for factor VIII-related activities. Five variables: factor VIII coagulant activity (VIII:C) (X1), factor VIII-related antigen (VIIIR:Ag) (X2), ristocetin co-factor (VIIIR:RC) (X3), ratio of VIIIR:Ag to VIII:C (A/C) (X4) and ratio of VIII:RC to VIII:C (R/C) (X5), and 28 combinations of one to five variables were used to derive 28 linear discriminant functions. The calculation of discriminant function coefficient, individual discriminant score and cut-off point, and the identification of normals or carriers were processed by the computer package of a biomedical computer program used at University of California at Los Angeles. A comparison of 28 linear discriminant functions for carrier detection in haemophilia A has indicated that the best and simplest is y = 0.11668X1 (VIII:C)--0.06042X2 (VIIIR:Ag), (cut-off point y = 2.03742). It identified 94.6% of carriers without a single misclassification in the normal group, and the overall identification rate was 97.1%. Of 29 daughters of definite carriers who had no haemophilic sons, 13, or 44.8%, could be identified as carriers. It was found that VIII:RC was not as good as VIIIR:Ag for carrier detection; however, it may be concluded from this study that VIIIR:RC can be used as a supplement, if not a substitute, for VIII:Ag in the carrier detection of haemophilia A.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000941:Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D014841:von Willebrand Factor; D005169:Factor VIII