A simplified screening for α-thalassemia 1 (SEA type) using a combination of a modified osmotic fragility test and a direct PCR on whole blood cell lysates

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 74-78

  Panyasai, Sittichai ^a   Sringam, Patcharawadee ^a   Fucharoen, Goonnapa ^a   Sanchaisuriya, Kanokwan ^a   Fucharoen, Supan ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Thalassemia 1; Osmotic fragility test; Thalassemia screening; Whole blood PCR

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL; CELL LYSATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; ERYTHROCYTE PARAMETERS; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NORMAL HUMAN; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CELLS; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; THAILAND;

EID: 0036377032     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000064746     Document Type: Article

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