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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 22, 1998 - Issue 5-6
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Original Article

Indices of Membrane Alterations in β-Thalassemic Erythrocytes

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Pages 483-492 | Received 19 Jun 1998, Accepted 25 Jun 1998, Published online: 07 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Analytical protocols for the study of thalassemic erythrocyte membrane alterations are described. Denatured hemoglobin derivatives and aggregated band 3 are separated from detergent membrane extracts by gel-filtration as high-molecular-weight aggregates and quantitated spectrophotometrically. Membrane-bound, low-molecular-weight iron is measured on SDS-solubilized ghosts by a ferrozine-based colorimetric test. We adapted these methods for micro-scale preparation and analysis of erythrocyte ghosts in order to have suitable tools to estimate oxidative membrane damage in human samples. Data from 11 β-thalassemia intermedia patients and from 10 normal controls are reported as an example of the application of these methods.

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