EFFECT OF ALPHA-THALASSEMIA ON THE RHEOLOGY OF HOMOZYGOUS SICKLE-CELL DISEASE
EFFECT OF ALPHA-THALASSEMIA ON THE RHEOLOGY OF HOMOZYGOUS SICKLE-CELL DISEASE
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2141.1983.tb02163.x
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
SERJEANT, GR
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作者:
SERJEANT, BE;MASON, KP;SERJEANT, GR
A study of rheological determinants (plasma viscosity, whole-blood viscosity, and erythrocyte deformability) was made in 24 matched pairs of patients with homozygous sickle cell disease, with and without homozygous .alpha.-thalassemia 2. Patients with coexisting .alpha.-thalassemia showed a significant increase in erythrocyte deformability measured as filtration of washed erythrocytes through 5 .mu.m diameter pores and also as viscosity of whole blood at high shear rate (230 s-1) and standard hematocrit (0.45). This rheological advantage may explain the beneficial effect of .alpha.-thalassemia 2 on hematological parameters and clinical events in homozygous sickle cell disease.