Open AccessHaematological criteria in haemoglobinopathy‐free adult Egyptians
Author(s) -
HABIB ZACHARIAS
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
hereditas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1601-5223
pISSN - 0018-0661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1981.tb01423.x
Subject(s) - biology , physiology , population , medicine , demography , sociology
Haematological indices including the levels of haemoglobins A 2 and F were evaluated in haemoglobinopathy‐free unrelated adults of pure Egyptian stock (60 males and 142 females). The mean cell volume (males 87.82 ± 5.99, females 84.39 ± 6.00) and the mean cell haemoglobin (males 30.37 ±2.36, females 29.29±2.44) were lower than those reported for other populations. Haemoglobin A 2 of the Egyptian males was significantly less than that of the females (males 1.94±0.49, females 2.16±0.45). In a genetic study on thalassaemia, the normal haematological indices in that particular population have also to be assessed.