Is cellulose acetate electrophoresis a suitable technique for detection of Hb Bart’s at birth?

Human Heredity

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 181-184

  Desai, Sangeeta ^a   Colah, Roshan ^a   Gupte, Snehalata ^a   Mohanty, Dipika ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Alpha genotypes; Alpha thalassemia; Hb Bart s

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE ACETATE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHORESIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; INDIA; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; NEWBORN SCREENING; PAPER ELECTROPHORESIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, CELLULOSE ACETATE; FETAL BLOOD; GENOTYPE; GLOBINS; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 0030811674     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: 14230062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000154410     Document Type: Article

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