Red cell and plasma calcium, copper and zinc in beta-thalassemia/hemoglobin E.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1991 Jun; 22(2): 171-5
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Beta-thalassemia/Hb E is a genetic disease prevalent in Thailand. This study has used atomic absorption spectroscopy to evaluate red cell and plasma calcium, copper and zinc in patients with beta-thalassemia/Hb E, both splenectomized and non-splenectomized. The levels of these trace elements in both red cells and plasma were different between the non-thalassemic controls and the disease patients. The most prominent result was that calcium concentration in red cells increased significantly in thalassemia subjects, particularly in splenectomized cases. These results might reflect the abnormal trace element metabolism and defects in the calcium transport system of the red cell membrane in thalassemia.
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Main subject:
Plasma
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Spectrophotometry, Atomic
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Splenectomy
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Thalassemia
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Zinc
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Hemoglobin E
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Calcium
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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