Reassessment of a simple chemical method using DCIP for screening for haemoglobin E

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-76

  Chapple, L ^a   Harris, A ^a   Phelan, L ^a   Bain, B J ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,6 DICHLOROPHENOLINDOPHENOL; GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN E;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENETIC COUNSELING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING; SCREENING TEST; TECHNIQUE;

2,6-DICHLOROINDOPHENOL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN E; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 30444452401     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.027961     Document Type: Article

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