By PAUL HELLER, JOHN VAN STONE, DAVID APPLE AND RICHARD D. COLEMAN A RARE FORM of hereditary anemia characterized by hypochromia of the erythrocytes in tile presence of increased iron stores has been designated by Heilmeyer1’2 as “hereditary hypochromic sideroachrestic anemia.” Garby and his co-workers3 and Hei1meyer1’ ’ have suggested that in this disorder heme synthesis is disturbed possibly ...

Some routine red blood cell (RBC) measurements and indexes (count, mean volume, volume dispersion, and mean hemoglobin [HGB] concentration) can be used to differentiate iron deficiency from heterozygous beta-thalassemia. A number of formulas that incorporate two or more of these measurements have been described to amplify such differences. The H*1 hematology analyzer directly measures volume an...

BACKGROUND β-thalassemia is primarily found in individuals of Mediterranean and Southeast Asian ancestry. With rapid growth in the Southeast Asian segments of the Korean population, the geographic distribution of hemoglobinopathies is expected to become significantly different from what it is today. In this study, Hb fractions were measured in patients with hypochromic microcytosis to detect th...

AIM: To assess the validity and discrimination power of haemogram parameters and RBC indices in diagnosing βTT in microcytic, hypochromic anaemia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A prospective study was conducted on the microcytic, hypochromic anaemic OPD and indoor admitted patients in Umaid Hospital, Jodhpur measured with electronic cell counter (Sysmex K800). HbA2 was calculated on the cohort by the H...