Erythrocyte membrane proteins in healthy Saudis and patients with hereditary spherocytosis and hereditary elliptocytosis.

Background: Little is known about hereditary spherocytosis (HS) and hereditary elliptocytosis (HE) in the native population of Saudi Arabia, even though these conditions are seemingly common. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the protein make-up of the red cell membrane in healthy Saudis and in patients with HS and HE.

Patients And Methods: Eighteen healthy Saudi subjects (13 males and 5 females), 11 patients with HS (6 males and 5 females) and 11 patients with HE (7 males and 4 females) were studied.

Reference range values of hematological parameters in Saudi healthy adults.

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Serum ferritin and other iron indices in adult Nigerians with chronic renal failure--review of management of anaemia.

Iron studies were carried out in twenty five adult male and female patients with chronic renal failure and thirty one "healthy" individuals as control. Results showed moderately severe anaemia in all the patients with a mean haemoglobin concentration of 7.4 mg/dl (range 6-9.