Abstract
1. 1) A simple rapid test designed to detect an increased erythrocyte osmotic resistance has been used to assess the frequency of thalassaemia minor in 1,416 school children of Egyptian, and 362 of mixed Egyptian-Sudanese Arab parentage. A solution of sodium chloride (0.35 per cent.) was used as the haemolysing solution. Reasons are given why this concentration of sodium chloride was chosen as the critical hypotonic solution. 2. 2) The frequency of thalassaemia minor in Egyptian children was 23.37 per cent.; that in the children of mixed parentage was 27.90 per cent. 3. 3) It is suggested that thalassaemia major is more frequent in Egypt than is indicated by the number of reports from that country in the literature.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
