Approaches for Analysis of Erythroid Cell Parameters and Hemoglobinopathies in Mouse Models

Marie Trudel1, Josepha-Clara Sedzro2

  • 1Molecular Genetics and Development, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, 110 avenue des Pins ouest, Montreal, QC, Canada, H2W 1R7. trudelm@ircm.qc.ca.

Over the last decades several mouse models of human hemoglobin disorders have been and continue to be generated. This chapter aims at describing various approaches to evaluate the global red blood cell properties in mouse models of human hemoglobin disorders, in particular thalassemia and sickle cell disease. Analysis of erythroid parameters provides insights into the RBC physiologic or pathophysiologic status. Mice expressing both murine and human globin genes can be investigated using adapted protocols provided herein.

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