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Artigo em Inglês | IMSEAR | ID: sea-118318

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BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disorder is a haemoglobinopathy prevalent in the Vidharbha region of Maharashtra, central India. With recent evidence of oxidative stress in sickle haemoglobinopathy, a possible deficiency of antioxidant vitamins was suspected. METHODS: We measured plasma vitamin E, vitamin C and beta-carotene levels in persons with heterozygous (n=80) and homozygous sickle cell state (n=20), and suitable healthy controls for these groups (n=100 and 66, respectively) in a community-based study in the villages near our institution. RESULTS: Subjects with heterozygous sickle cell trait had lower vitamin E levels than their respective controls (p < 0.05). Subjects with homozygous sickle cell disease had lower levels of all three vitamins (p < 0.05). Vitamins E and C levels showed a significant positive correlation in both forms of sickle cell disorder. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that there is depletion of the antioxidant vitamins, particularly in severe forms of sickle cell disorder. A trial of administration of therapeutic doses of vitamin E in this condition is warranted.


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Adolescente , Adulto , Anemia Falciforme/epidemiologia , Antioxidantes/análise , Ácido Ascórbico/sangue , Deficiência de Ácido Ascórbico , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Índia/epidemiologia , Masculino , Fatores de Risco , Deficiência de Vitamina E/sangue , beta Caroteno/deficiência
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