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The influence of alpha-thalassaemia on the haematological & clinical expression of sickle cell disease in western India. 1998

M B Mukherjee, and R Surve, and A Tamankar, and R R Gangakhedkar, and K Ghosh, and C Y Lu, and R Krishnamoorthy, and R Colah, and D Mohanty
Institute of Immunohaematology (ICMR), Mumbai.

We evaluated the clinical and haematological features of 29 sickle cell anaemia patients with associated alpha-thalassaemia and 22 sickle cell homozygotes with a normal alpha-globin genotype from western India. The presence of alpha-thalassaemia resulted in significantly higher haemoglobin (Hb), haematocrit (HCT), red blood cells counts (RBC) and haemoglobin A2 (HbA2) levels but lower mean cell haemoglobin (MCH) and mean cell volume (MCV). The clinical presentation in these patients was also milder with fewer episodes of painful crisis, chest syndromes, infections, requirement of hospitalization and blood transfusions. However, splenomegaly was more common as compared to the patients with a normal alpha-globin genotype. It is evident from the present study that alpha-thalassaemia could be an important genetic factor modulating the clinical expression and haematological severity of sickle cell anaemia in this region.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000755 Anemia, Sickle Cell A disease characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia, episodic painful crises, and pathologic involvement of many organs. It is the clinical expression of homozygosity for hemoglobin S. Hemoglobin S Disease,HbS Disease,Sickle Cell Anemia,Sickle Cell Disease,Sickle Cell Disorders,Sickling Disorder Due to Hemoglobin S,Anemias, Sickle Cell,Cell Disease, Sickle,Cell Diseases, Sickle,Cell Disorder, Sickle,Cell Disorders, Sickle,Disease, Hemoglobin S,Hemoglobin S Diseases,Sickle Cell Anemias,Sickle Cell Diseases,Sickle Cell Disorder
D017085 alpha-Thalassemia A disorder characterized by reduced synthesis of the alpha chains of hemoglobin. The severity of this condition can vary from mild anemia to death, depending on the number of genes deleted. Hemoglobin H Disease,Thalassemia-alpha,A-Thalassemia,Alpha Thalassemia,Disease, Hemoglobin H,Thalassemia alpha,Thalassemia, Alpha,alpha-Thalassemias

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