A reliable screening protocol for thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies in pregnancy: An alternative approach to electronic blood cell counting

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 113-118

  Sanchaisuriya, Kanokwan ^a   Fucharoen, Supan ^a   Fucharoen, Goonnapa ^a,b   Ratanasiri, Thawalwong ^a   Sanchaisuriya, Pattara ^a   Changtrakul, Yossombat ^a   Ukosanakarn, Uthai ^b   Ussawaphark, Wichai ^c   Schelp, Frank P ^d  

^a Srinagarind hospital   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Nampong Hospital   (Thailand)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dichlorophenolindophenol test; Osmotic fragility test; RBC indices; Thalassemia screening; Thalassemia; Thalassemia; Hemoglobin E

Indexed keywords

2,6 DICHLOROPHENOLINDOPHENOL; ALPHA GLOBIN; BETA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN E;

ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODIFIED DICHLOROPHENOLINDOPHENOL TEST; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 11244269593     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/FUF9EVGQ24V1PKTP     Document Type: Article

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