Usefulness of red blood cell size factor (RSf) in screening genetic variants of alpha thalassaemia thalassaemia trait regardless of iron status

• Main Authors: Idris, Nur Juliana, Idris, Faridah, Seman, Zainina, Nik Mustapha, Nik Hafidzah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66171/1/2018121312062003_MJMHS_December_2018.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66171/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2018121312062003_MJMHS_December_2018.pdf

Introduction: Screening for alpha (α) thalassaemia trait (TT) is challenging especially in the presence of iron deficiency (ID). Red blood cell size factor (RSf) is a parameter introduced by Beckman Coulter capable of detecting acute and chronic changes to cellular haemoglobin status and iron supply...