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Reticulocyte count and reticulocyte maturation profile in human umbilical cord blood from healthy newborns.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20223743     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Most fetal hematologic parameters show a significant relationship with gestational age: a linear increase is evident throughout gestation for several hematologic parameters. A few reports have described reference values for umbilical cord blood reticulocyte counts performed with automated hematology analyzers. Our aim was to use automated hematology analyzers (ADVIA 120; Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics) to establish reference intervals for reticulocyte parameters in cord blood from healthy newborns of 34 to 42 weeks of gestation. We also investigated whether differences in reticulocyte parameters exist between the sexes and between different weeks of gestation. We enrolled 98 healthy, appropriate for gestational age newborns. In term infants, the reticulocyte percentage, the absolute reticulocyte count, and the reticulocyte hemoglobin content decreased significantly as the gestational age increased, but the maturation subpopulations did not change significantly. We found no significant differences between the sexes. In conclusion, our results contribute to the establishment of reference intervals for cord blood from full-term newborns that are measured with an automated hematology analyzer.
Authors:
Mariacaterina Maconi; Debora Formisano; Leandra Cavalca; Alessandro Rolfo; Simona Cardaropoli; Paolo Danise
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Laboratory hematology : official publication of the International Society for Laboratory Hematology     Volume:  16     ISSN:  1523-6528     ISO Abbreviation:  Lab Hematol     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-12     Completed Date:  2010-07-12     Revised Date:  2010-09-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9615688     Medline TA:  Lab Hematol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Laboratory Medicine, AO Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy. mmaconi@aslal.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Female
Fetal Blood / cytology*
Flow Cytometry
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Male
Reference Values
Reticulocyte Count*
Reticulocytes / cytology*,  physiology
Term Birth

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