Alpha-Thalassemia in North Morocco: Prevalence and Molecular Spectrum

Table 3

Hematologic features and hemoglobin Bart’s levels by genotype.

Genotype	Province			Hb; (g/dl)	MCV; (fl)	MCH; (pg)	Hb Bart’s; %
	Tangier Assilah Fahs-Anjra	Tetouan M’diq Fnideq	Larache
-α^3.7/ αα	2	1	3	11.5	126.2	35.4	0.8
				13.1	92.6	29.2	0
				13.5	94.7	29.9	1.8
				12.5	92.5	28.7	0.45
				15.5	93.5	29.6	0.9
				12.5	94	33.8	0
-α^3 .7/-α^3.7	0	0	2	11.1	95.9	29.9	1.8
				13.3	98.5	31.5	2.3
- /αα	0	0	1	11.8	96.3	30.3	1.3
αα/αα	1	0	1	11.2	93.3	28.5	0
				11.4	93.7	28.9	0
-α^4.2/ αα	0	0	2	11.9	95.6	28.3	0.4
				13.2	91	31.9	1
-α^4.2/ -α^4.2	0	1	0	12.7	92.7	29.9	3
αα/ αα with HS-40 del	0	0	1	11.2	92.4	29.8	1.1
- -/αα	0	0	1	12.1	88.5	29.5	5.2

Hb: hemoglobin, MCV: mean corpuscular volume, MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin.