A comparison of the accuracy of the corpuscular fragility and mean corpuscular volume tests for the alpha-thalassemia 1 and beta-thalassemia traits

Objective: To compare the accuracy of the osmotic fragility test (OFT) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) calculation when screening for the α-thalassemia 1 and/or β-thalassemia trait. Method: In this cross-sectional study, blood samples from 328 apparently healthy pregnant women were sent on the sam...

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Main Authors: Sirichotiyakul S., Wanapirak C., Srisupundit K., Luewan S., Tongsong T.
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Published: 2014
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-27882014-08-30T02:25:23Z A comparison of the accuracy of the corpuscular fragility and mean corpuscular volume tests for the alpha-thalassemia 1 and beta-thalassemia traits Sirichotiyakul S. Wanapirak C. Srisupundit K. Luewan S. Tongsong T. Objective: To compare the accuracy of the osmotic fragility test (OFT) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) calculation when screening for the α-thalassemia 1 and/or β-thalassemia trait. Method: In this cross-sectional study, blood samples from 328 apparently healthy pregnant women were sent on the same day to separate laboratories for the OFT (performed using a glycerol 0.45%, phosphate-buffered, sodium chloride solution) and MCV testing (by means of a standard automated hematology analyzer). A polymerase chain reaction was also performed to positively diagnose α-thalassemia 1 carriers, and a quantitative HbA2 test to positively diagnose β-thalassemia carriers. Results: Sensitivity and specificity were 95.0% and 86% for the OFT; and based on the cut-off point of 78.1 fL derived from the ROC curve, they were 93% and 93.4% for MCV calculation. The latter test was found to be slightly more accurate than the OFT in predicting the presence of the α-thalassemia 1 and/or β-thalassemia trait. Conclusion: Both tests have high screening sensitivity for the α-thalassemia 1 and/or β-thalassemia traits, and their simplicity and very low cost make them attractive as screening tests for large populations. Since MCV seems to provide fewer false-positive results, it may be the first choice wherever an automated hematology analyzer calculating MCV is available. © 2009. 2014-08-30T02:25:23Z 2014-08-30T02:25:23Z 2009 Article 00207292 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.05.012 19591999 IJGOA http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70249120655&partnerID=40&md5=536ccc2161d4daec0637b324bc00bb93 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19591999 http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2788 English
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description Objective: To compare the accuracy of the osmotic fragility test (OFT) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) calculation when screening for the α-thalassemia 1 and/or β-thalassemia trait. Method: In this cross-sectional study, blood samples from 328 apparently healthy pregnant women were sent on the same day to separate laboratories for the OFT (performed using a glycerol 0.45%, phosphate-buffered, sodium chloride solution) and MCV testing (by means of a standard automated hematology analyzer). A polymerase chain reaction was also performed to positively diagnose α-thalassemia 1 carriers, and a quantitative HbA2 test to positively diagnose β-thalassemia carriers. Results: Sensitivity and specificity were 95.0% and 86% for the OFT; and based on the cut-off point of 78.1 fL derived from the ROC curve, they were 93% and 93.4% for MCV calculation. The latter test was found to be slightly more accurate than the OFT in predicting the presence of the α-thalassemia 1 and/or β-thalassemia trait. Conclusion: Both tests have high screening sensitivity for the α-thalassemia 1 and/or β-thalassemia traits, and their simplicity and very low cost make them attractive as screening tests for large populations. Since MCV seems to provide fewer false-positive results, it may be the first choice wherever an automated hematology analyzer calculating MCV is available. © 2009.
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author Sirichotiyakul S.
Wanapirak C.
Srisupundit K.
Luewan S.
Tongsong T.
spellingShingle Sirichotiyakul S.
Wanapirak C.
Srisupundit K.
Luewan S.
Tongsong T.
A comparison of the accuracy of the corpuscular fragility and mean corpuscular volume tests for the alpha-thalassemia 1 and beta-thalassemia traits
author_facet Sirichotiyakul S.
Wanapirak C.
Srisupundit K.
Luewan S.
Tongsong T.
author_sort Sirichotiyakul S.
title A comparison of the accuracy of the corpuscular fragility and mean corpuscular volume tests for the alpha-thalassemia 1 and beta-thalassemia traits
title_short A comparison of the accuracy of the corpuscular fragility and mean corpuscular volume tests for the alpha-thalassemia 1 and beta-thalassemia traits
title_full A comparison of the accuracy of the corpuscular fragility and mean corpuscular volume tests for the alpha-thalassemia 1 and beta-thalassemia traits
title_fullStr A comparison of the accuracy of the corpuscular fragility and mean corpuscular volume tests for the alpha-thalassemia 1 and beta-thalassemia traits
title_full_unstemmed A comparison of the accuracy of the corpuscular fragility and mean corpuscular volume tests for the alpha-thalassemia 1 and beta-thalassemia traits
title_sort comparison of the accuracy of the corpuscular fragility and mean corpuscular volume tests for the alpha-thalassemia 1 and beta-thalassemia traits
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