Table 1

Clinical and hematologic parameters in 3 patients pre-transplant and postBMT failure

Patient 1Patient 2Patient 3
Sex/age* M/18 F/13 M/5 
Disease β°-thalassemia β°-thalassemia Sickle cell anemia 
Follow-up after BMT (mo) + 67 + 55 + 19 
Pre-BMT Hb (gr/dL) 8.3-9.0 7.0-8.1 7.0-7.4 
Post-BMT Hb (gr/dL) 11.8-13 10.2-10.55 11.4-12.3 
Pre-BMT HbF level (%) 73 24 19.3 
Post-BMT HbF level (%) 99.8 99.8 49.6 
Pre-BMT reticulocytes (%) 4.07 4.09 10.1 
Post-BMT reticulocytes (%) 6.57 7.95 3.15 
Pre-BMT circulating erythroblasts (% of total nucleated cells) 88 83 
Post-BMT circulating erythroblasts (% of total nucleated cells) 58 60 
Pre-PMT HPLC α/non α: 2.47; %β: 0 α/non α: 2.43; %β: 0 α/non α: 1,1; %β: 100 β S 
Post-BMT HPLC α/non α: 0.97; %β: 0 α/non α: 1.20; %β: 0 α/non α: 1.16; β: 100 β S 
Pre-BMT bone marrow biopsy marked erythroid hyperplasia marked erythroid hyperplasia marked erythroid hyperplasia 
Post-BMT bone marrow biopsy mild erythroid hyperplasia mild erythroid hyperplasia normoblastic erythropoiesis 
Patient 1Patient 2Patient 3
Sex/age* M/18 F/13 M/5 
Disease β°-thalassemia β°-thalassemia Sickle cell anemia 
Follow-up after BMT (mo) + 67 + 55 + 19 
Pre-BMT Hb (gr/dL) 8.3-9.0 7.0-8.1 7.0-7.4 
Post-BMT Hb (gr/dL) 11.8-13 10.2-10.55 11.4-12.3 
Pre-BMT HbF level (%) 73 24 19.3 
Post-BMT HbF level (%) 99.8 99.8 49.6 
Pre-BMT reticulocytes (%) 4.07 4.09 10.1 
Post-BMT reticulocytes (%) 6.57 7.95 3.15 
Pre-BMT circulating erythroblasts (% of total nucleated cells) 88 83 
Post-BMT circulating erythroblasts (% of total nucleated cells) 58 60 
Pre-PMT HPLC α/non α: 2.47; %β: 0 α/non α: 2.43; %β: 0 α/non α: 1,1; %β: 100 β S 
Post-BMT HPLC α/non α: 0.97; %β: 0 α/non α: 1.20; %β: 0 α/non α: 1.16; β: 100 β S 
Pre-BMT bone marrow biopsy marked erythroid hyperplasia marked erythroid hyperplasia marked erythroid hyperplasia 
Post-BMT bone marrow biopsy mild erythroid hyperplasia mild erythroid hyperplasia normoblastic erythropoiesis 
*

Age at the moment of BMT.

Orthochromatic erythroblasts.

High-performance liquid chromatography analysis.

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