The laboratory diagnosis of haemoglobinopathies

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 783-792

  Bain, B J ^a   Amos, R J ^a   Bareford, D ^a   Chapman, C ^a   Davies, S C ^a   Old, J M ^a   Wild, B J ^a   Cavill, I ^a   Hyde, K ^a   Matutes, E ^a   Reilly, J ^a   Wood, J K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antenatal diagnosis; Genetic counselling; Haemoglobinopathy; Laboratory diagnosis; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE ACETATE; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN C; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBIN H; HEMOGLOBIN S; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; BETA THALASSEMIA; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHORESIS; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0005016672     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00809.x     Document Type: Review

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