Screening for thalassaemia in pregnant women: a laboratory perspective

• Main Authors: George, Elizabeth, Khoo, S. K., Abu Bakar, Mokhtar, Umar, Nor Aini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2005
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41145/1/Screening%20for%20thalassaemia%20in%20pregnant%20women%20a%20laboratory%20perspective.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41145/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2005V01N2_OP04.pdf

Aim: To investigate whether in Malaysia, a mean corpuscular volume (MCV) less than 80 f1 and mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) less than 27 pg will identify carriers in pregnant women with severe forms of thalassaemia, α-thal 1 (α°) and classical β (β°)- thalassaemia. The results from this study wi...