Detection of the βs gene: An evaluation of the solubility test against automated chromatography and haemoglobin electrophoresis

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 292-294

  Surve, R R ^a   Mukherjee, M B ^a   Kate, S L ^b   Nagtilak, S B ^c   Wadia, M ^a   Tamankar, A A ^a   Ghosh, K ^a   Colah, Roshan B ^a   Mohanty, D ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b B J MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c ACP Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Chromatography, high pressure liquid; Electrophoresis; Haemoglobin, sickle; Solubility

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HUMANS; INDIA; MASS SCREENING; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0034495022     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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