Comparisons of oxygen gradient ektacytometry parameters between sickle cell patients with or without α-thalassaemia

Camille Boisson, Céline Renoux, Elie Nader, Alexandra Gauthier, Solène Poutrel, Minke Rab, Romain Fort, Yves Bertrand, Emeric Stauffer, Giovanna Cannas, Kamila Kebaili, Emilie Virot, Arnaud Hot, Vivien Sheehan, Eduard van Beers, Richard van Wijk, Philippe Joly, Philippe Connes

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)629-633
Number of pages5
JournalBritish Journal of Haematology
Volume195
Issue number4
Early online date15 Aug 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2021

Keywords

  • red blood cell deformability
  • sickle cell disease
  • sickling
  • α-thalassaemia

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