Abstract
The present study tested the impact of α-thalassaemia on oxygen gradient ektacytometry in sickle cell anaemia (SCA). Three SCA groups were compared: (i) no α-thalassaemia (four α-genes, n = 62), (ii) silent α-thalassaemia (three α-genes, n = 35) and (iii) homozygous α-thalassaemia (two α-genes, n = 12). Red blood cell (RBC) deformability measured in normoxia was not different between the three groups. The lowest RBC deformability reached at low oxygen partial pressure (pO2 ) was greater and the pO2 at which RBC started to sickle was lower in the two α-genes group compared to the other groups. Our present study showed an effect of α-thalassaemia on oxygen gradient ektacytometry in SCA.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 629-633 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | British Journal of Haematology |
Volume | 195 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 15 Aug 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2021 |
Keywords
- red blood cell deformability
- sickle cell disease
- sickling
- α-thalassaemia