High erythrocyte distribution values and possibilities of hemoglobinopathies.
Patients with hemoglobinopathies were observed to have high erythrocyte distribution widths. In a representative study of 800 patients, 31% of patients with high erythrocyte distribution widths were observed to have hemoglobinopathies by hemoglobin electrophoresis. The potential of erythrocyte distribution width as a means of incidental detection of hemoglobinopathies is discussed.
D001797:Blood Protein Electrophoresis; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D006453:Hemoglobinopathies / Q000097:blood*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans
D006454:Hemoglobins