Cation exchange-high performance liquid chromatography (CE-HPLC) is increasingly being used as a first line of investigation for hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias. Together with a complete blood count, the CE-HPLC is effective in categorizing hemoglobinopathies as traits, homozygous disorders and compound heterozygous disorders. We carried out a one year study in Apollo Hospitals, Chennai (Ta...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between being beta globin gene carrier and developing insulin resistance. METHODS This study was conducted on 164 subjects including 82 healthy ones and 82 patients with beta thalassemia minor (microcytosis (MCV <80 fl) and hypochromia (MCH <25 pg) and HbA2 ≥ 3.5% using HPLC). Fasting blood glucose (FBS) values of 100-125 mg/dl were considered as impaired ...

The effect of -158 (C>T) Xmn I polymorphism on expression of G-globin gene has been the subject of considerable interest. This study aims to determine the frequency of the G Xmn I polymorphism in thalassemia patients in Denizli province of Turkey. We studied Xmn I polymorphism in the DNA samples of 27 with -thalassemia major, 210 -thalassemia minor patients and 100 healthy subjects as the ...

INTRODUCTION There are numerous causes for intracranial calcification in children. We describe an unusual cause of intracranial calcification in a child, namely, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI). CASE REPORT A 12-year-old boy presented with seizures and developmental delay. MRI of the brain revealed intracranial calcification. Evaluation showed findings suggestive of NDI. The lack of evid...