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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-10-3
pubmed:abstractText
The contribution of red cell morphology to the diagnosis of beta-thalassemia trait in a predominantly healthy population was analyzed. The smears from 59 beta-thalassemia trait subjects already identified by DEAE-cellulose microcolumn chromatography, 60 subjects with other forms of microcytosis, and 64 nonmicrocytic subjects were randomly selected and evaluated blind. The "experimental" morphologic criteria were the presence of both basophilic stippling and either microcytosis or target cells. The "control" morphologic criteria were the presence of both microcytosis and poikilocytosis. Although the sensitivity of both sets of criteria were only moderate (73%), the specificity and predictive value of the experimental criteria were very high (99% and 98% respectively).
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0340-4684
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
367-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
The contribution of red cell morphology to the diagnosis of beta-thalassemia trait.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't