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Alpha-thalassemia

Last reviewed: 17 Aug 2025
Last updated: 19 Aug 2025

Summary

Definition

Анамнез и осмотр

Ключевые диагностические факторы

  • symptoms of anemia
  • splenomegaly
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Другие диагностические факторы

  • childhood or young adulthood
  • family history of alpha-thalassemia
  • symptoms of gallstones
  • growth retardation
  • history of prior iron supplementation
  • jaundice
  • mild dysmorphic facial features
  • extramedullary hematopoiesis
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Факторы риска

  • ethnicity from a geographic malarial area
  • positive family history
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Диагностические исследования

Исследования, которые показаны в первую очередь

  • hemoglobin (Hb)
  • mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
  • mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)
  • red blood cell count
  • peripheral smear
  • reticulocyte percentage
  • serum iron
  • serum ferritin
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Исследования, проведение которых нужно рассмотреть

  • brilliant cresyl blue staining of red blood cells
  • Hb electrophoresis
  • Hb fractionation by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
  • gap-polymerase chain reaction (gap-PCR)
  • multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification
  • direct sequencing/reverse dot blot
  • MRI (hepatic or cardiac)
  • superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUID)
  • liver biopsy
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Алгоритм лечения

Острый

acute hemolytic episodes: pregnant or nonpregnant

transient aplastic crisis: pregnant or nonpregnant

ПРОДОЛЖЕНИЕ

nonpregnant

pregnant

Составители

Авторы

Janet L. Kwiatkowski, MD, MSCE

Director

Thalassemia Program

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Professor of Pediatrics

Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

PA

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JLK has participated in research trials of gene therapy sponsored by bluebird bio, Sangamo, Vertex, and Editas, and has participated in studies of pyruvate kinase activators sponsored by Agios and Forma Therapeutics. She has consulted for Agios, Forma, NovoNordisk, Chiesi, Biomarin, Regeneron, Vertex, and Bristol Myers Squibb (Celgene).

Выражение благодарностей

Dr Janet L. Kwiatkowski would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Elizabeth A. Price and Dr Stanley L. Schrier, the previous contributors to this topic.

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EAP declares that she has no competing interests. SLS has received National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funds, has received funds for organizing an educational symposium, and is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Рецензенты

David H. K. Chui, MD, FRCPC

Professor of Medicine

Boston University School of Medicine

Boston

MA

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DHKC is an author of a number of references cited in this topic. He has received research grants or salary from the US National Institutes of Health greater than 6 figures USD.

Piero Giordano, PhD

Professor of Clinical Biochemical Molecular Genetics

Human and Clinical Genetics Department

Leiden University Medical Center

Leiden

The Netherlands

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PG declares that he has no competing interests.

Cornelis Harteveld, PhD

Clinical Molecular and Biochemical Geneticist

Department of Clinical Genetics

Leiden University Medical Center

Leiden

The Netherlands

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CH declares that he has no competing interests.

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Основные статьи

Thalassaemia International Federation. Guidelines for the management of alpha-thalassaemia (2023). 2023 [internet publication].Полный текст

Northern California Comprehensive Thalassemia Center. Standards of care guidelines for thalassemia. 2012 [internet publication].Полный текст

Статьи, указанные как источники

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  • Alpha-thalassemia images
  • Отличия

    • Iron-deficiency anemia
    • Beta-thalassemia
    • Variant hemoglobins (Hb E, Hb Lepore)
    Больше Отличия
  • Guidelines

    • Guidelines for the management of alpha-thalassaemia (2023)
    • Hemoglobinopathies in pregnancy: practice advisory
    Больше Guidelines
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