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Coinheritance of haemoglobin e trait with alpha thalassaemia among Malay students in National Thalassaemia Screening Programme in Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah Kuala Terengganu
Suguna Somasundram1, Alawiyah Abdul Rahman2, Faridah Idris3, Eusni Rahayu Mohd Tohit4.
Introduction: Coinheritance of Hb E with alpha thalassaemia may occur. Individuals are asymptomatic for the con- dition. Further investigations for alpha thalassaemia coinherit with Hb E are dependent upon establishment in lower limit of RBC parameters together with haemoglobin analysis findings. Objectives of the study were to determine coinheritance pattern of Hb E and alpha thalassaemia, significance of RBC parameters and possible cut off level for Hb E for further alpha thalassaemia investigations. Methods: This was a cross sectional study using retrospective data among National Thalassaemia Screening Programme (NTSP) Form Four students. Individuals were classified into three groups (Hb E trait individuals with unknown alpha thalassaemia status, without alpha thalassaemia and with alpha thalassaemia). Descriptive data on gender, mean values of the RBC parameters, Hb A2 and Hb E levels were determined, followed by comparative analysis and ROC curve plotting to determine cut-off value to predict coinher- itance of alpha thalassaemia in Hb E traits. Results: The male and female groups are almost equally distributed. Vari- ability in the Hb A2, Hb E levels and RBC parameters values in between groups were noted and some values show significant differences. The cut-off Hb E level to predict the possibility of alpha thalassaemia in Hb E trait is 23.25 %. Conclusion: The proportion of Hb E trait in NTSP of Terengganu state was 17.7 %. Mean RBC parameters between different groups in Hb E trait show variability in values. Hb E ï‚£23 % can be safely used as a cut-off value to predict coinheritance alpha thalassaemia in Hb E trait.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor & Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah, 20400 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah, 20400 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
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