RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Thalassaemia in Scots
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 596
OP 600
DO 10.1136/jcp.16.6.596
VO 16
IS 6
A1 Buchanan, K. D.
A1 Kinloch, J. D.
A1 Hutchison, H. E.
A1 Pinkerton, P. H.
A1 Cassidy, Patricia
YR 1963
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/16/6/596.abstract
AB Five cases of thalassaemia minor and 11 symptomless trait carriers have been detected in four Scottish families, only one of which is known to have foreign ancestry. It is suggested that the condition is commoner than was once thought, and that the diagnosis should be considered in any patient with refractory hypochromic anaemia in which the red cells show increased osmotic resistance.