Sickle cell trait in a white Jewish family presenting as splenic infarction at high altitude

Oded Shalev*, Alice L. Boylen, Cyril Levene, Ariella Oppenheim, Eliezer A. Rachmilewitz

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Abstract

We report the presence of sickle cell trait in several members of a white Jewish family. The trait was discovered when the propositus developed massive splenic infarction at high altitude. No erythrocyte markers characteristic of African ancestry were detected in any of the family members. This is the first bona fide documentation of sickle trait among white Jews.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)46-48
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Hematology
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1988
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • erythrocyte markers
  • hemoglobinopathy
  • sickle cell trait in Jews

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