Open AccessEvaluation of the validity of the pre-marriage mean corpuscular volume value as a predictive test for b-thalassemia carrier status
Author(s) -
Ali Almomani,
Ala'a Shraim,
Ali M. Atoom,
Jehad
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
journal of medical biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1452-8258
pISSN - 1452-8266
DOI - 10.5937/jomb0-37682
Subject(s) - mean corpuscular volume , thalassemia , medicine , cutoff , predictive value , population , gastroenterology , immunology , hematocrit , physics , environmental health , quantum mechanics
The national mandatory premarital screening test is based on mean corpuscular volume (MCV) > 80 fL value for the detection of β-thalassemia to provide acceptance for marriage. The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of MCV as a screening test for β-thalassemia trait in the present population.