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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-12-6
pubmed:abstractText
In 45 beta-thalassaemia heterozygotes and in 38 normal controls we determined by ultrasound tomography: (a) the surface of the projection of the spleen to thoracic and abdominal wall, (b) the maximum diameters of the organ, and (c) its volume. The volume of the spleen is significantly bigger in heterozygotes as opposed to normals (132.94 +/- 41.76 and 80.29 +/- 25.88, respectively). In 17.8% of heterozygotes a palpable spleen was found. The findings of this study lead to the hypothesis that in all heterozygotes the final volume of the organ is increased; however, in only 17.8% of them a palpable spleen is found.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0017-6559
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
205-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Spleen size in beta-thalassaemia heterozygotes.
pubmed:affiliation
1st Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Greece.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article