Table 1.

Data from untreated and treated β-thalessmic mice followed for 10-12 months and investigated at time of sacrifice

UntreatedTreated, Nos.
+/− −/− 1 2 34 7 8
Index value of the amount of transduced muscle 0  0  6.6  10  12  16.8  23.4  18 
Mean serum Epo concentration, mU/mL* 39.2 ± 8.4   150 ± 37   265 ± 69 274 ± 57  352 ± 40  498 ± 77  617 ± 17 1279 ± 92  
Mean Hct, %* 45.6  29.7  44.7  48 62.6  58.4  69.8  75.4  
Mean Hb, g/dL* 15.6  8.6 13  13.4  17.3  16.2  19.9  22  
Mean corpuscular Hb content, pg/dL* 34  29  29  28  27.8  27.7  28 29  
Mean RBC count, ×109 cells/dl* 10  9.3 11.6  13  15  15  >16  >16  
Mean globular volume, fL* 45  32  38  37  41.7  36  — —  
Mean corpuscular Hb, pg/cell* 15  9  11.2 10  11.5  10.8  —  — 
β-minor/α-chain in blood, %  0.21 ± 0.03 0.67  0.85  0.87  0.91  0.84  0.84  0.99 
α-chain content in erythrocyte membrane, % of −/− 5 ± 2  100  60  55  47.5  56  52.4 32.8  
Spleen weight, mg   96 ± 3.6 577 ± 36   582  520  892  850  952 941  
59Fe half-life in serum, min  46 ± 6.1   21 ± 2.8  37  33 19  19  14  10 
UntreatedTreated, Nos.
+/− −/− 1 2 34 7 8
Index value of the amount of transduced muscle 0  0  6.6  10  12  16.8  23.4  18 
Mean serum Epo concentration, mU/mL* 39.2 ± 8.4   150 ± 37   265 ± 69 274 ± 57  352 ± 40  498 ± 77  617 ± 17 1279 ± 92  
Mean Hct, %* 45.6  29.7  44.7  48 62.6  58.4  69.8  75.4  
Mean Hb, g/dL* 15.6  8.6 13  13.4  17.3  16.2  19.9  22  
Mean corpuscular Hb content, pg/dL* 34  29  29  28  27.8  27.7  28 29  
Mean RBC count, ×109 cells/dl* 10  9.3 11.6  13  15  15  >16  >16  
Mean globular volume, fL* 45  32  38  37  41.7  36  — —  
Mean corpuscular Hb, pg/cell* 15  9  11.2 10  11.5  10.8  —  — 
β-minor/α-chain in blood, %  0.21 ± 0.03 0.67  0.85  0.87  0.91  0.84  0.84  0.99 
α-chain content in erythrocyte membrane, % of −/− 5 ± 2  100  60  55  47.5  56  52.4 32.8  
Spleen weight, mg   96 ± 3.6 577 ± 36   582  520  892  850  952 941  
59Fe half-life in serum, min  46 ± 6.1   21 ± 2.8  37  33 19  19  14  10 

The mean ± SEM of measures performed in at least 3 untreated control animals.

*

Indicates that the mean ± SEM of these values were collected over the last 6 months of life. SEMs less than 5% of the value are not shown.