Significance of fetal hemoglobin values in detection of heterozygotes in fanconi anemia: Reevaluation of fetal hemoglobin values by a sensitive method

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 896-899

  Gumruk, Fatma ^a   Tavil, Betul ^a   Balta, Gunay ^a   Unal, Selma ^a   Gurgey, Aytemiz ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carrier detection; Children; Fanconi anemia; Hb F; HPLC

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN F;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FANCONI ANEMIA; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HETEROZYGOTE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FANCONI ANEMIA; FEMALE; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; HEMATOCRIT; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59149102063     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181833835     Document Type: Article

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