Red cell deformability, splenic function and anaemia in thalassaemia.
Red cell deformability (RCD) was measured in 38 patients with alpha-thalassaemia and 48 patients with beta-thalassaemia, of whom 13 had undergone splenectomy. All splenectomized patients, but none of those with intact spleens, had very rigid erythrocytes with an elongation index <0.45 at a hi...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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