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Frequency and meaning of some red blood cells and Haemoglobin abnormalities in a sample of the population from Apulia (South Eastern Italy)

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The morphology, hypochromia and osmotic resistance of the red blood cells, the increase of alkali-resistant and A2 haeamoglobin fractions and the presence of abnormal haemoglobins were tested in 923 school children, all living in the same little town of south-eastern Italy.

An high incidence of abnormalities was found, specially increase of single haemoglobin fractions. The percentage of the carriers of Mediterranean-like haematologic disorders agreed instead with the known frequency (6–7%).

Statistical investigation proved that the observed abnormalities show tendency to associate: this finding may be of support to the hypothesis that the different haematological pictures are pathogenetically connected.

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Bei einer Gruppe von 923 Schülern im Alter zwischen 11 und 15 Jahren, alle aus einer apulischen Kleinstadt stammend, wurden die Hypochromie, die osmotische Resistenz und die morphologischen Veränderungen der Erythrozyten, die Erhöhung des alkaliresistenten Hämoglobins und des Hb A2 untersucht.

Die Gesamtzahl der Anomalien war beachtlich; insbesondere die der isolierten Hämoglobin-Anomalien. Die Zahl der Träger von Anomalien betrug rund 30%; unter diesen stellten die Träger von Anomalien des thalassämischen Typs 6–7% dar. Es besteht die Neigung zur Assoziierung aller 5 Parameter, was als Argument für ein Vorhandensein einer pathogenetischen Verbindung zwischen den verschiedenen Bildern gelten kann.

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Bini, L., Tannoia, N., Pesce, M. et al. Frequency and meaning of some red blood cells and Haemoglobin abnormalities in a sample of the population from Apulia (South Eastern Italy). Blut 13, 305–312 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01631927

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