Comparison of radial immunodiffusion and alkaline cellulose acetate electrophoresis for quantitating elevated levels of fetal hemoglobin (HbF): Application to evaluating patients with sickle cell disease treated with hydroxyurea

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 82-89

  Schultz, John C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiserum; Hemoglobin electrophoresis; Hemoglobin F analysis; High performance liquid chromatography; Point of care testing

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE ACETATE; HEMOGLOBIN F; HYDROXYUREA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNODIFFUSION PLATE; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEWBORN; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

EID: 0033005845     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2825(1999)13:2<82::AID-JCLA7>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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