The incidence of microcytosis in the newborn (possible alpha-thalassemia) in the Tabuk region of Saudi Arabia

Şinasi Özsoylu; Mohammed Alhejaily

doi:10.24953/turkjpediatr.1987.3917

Original Article

Turk J Pediatr 1987; 29(3): 167-169.

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The incidence of microcytosis in the newborn (possible alpha-thalassemia) in the Tabuk region of Saudi Arabia

Authors

Şinasi Özsoylu

Mohammed Alhejaily

Affiliations

Turk J Pediatr 1987; 29(3): 167-169. DOI: 10.24953/turkjpediatr.1987.3917

Published: July 25, 1987

Abstract

The frequency of microcytosis in the newborn was determined in our study carried out on 69 newborns delivered at Tabuk Maternity and Children's Hospital. Microcytosis, presumed to be associated with alpha thalassemia was documented in at least 11.5% of the subjects by using the Coulter Counter Model M.

Keywords: microcytosis, alpha-thalassemia, Saudi Arabia, newborn

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Copyright © 1987 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to cite

Özsoylu Ş, Alhejaily M. The incidence of microcytosis in the newborn (possible alpha-thalassemia) in the Tabuk region of Saudi Arabia. Turk J Pediatr 1987; 29: 167-169. https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.1987.3917