Interlaboratory comparison of current high-performance methods for HbA2

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 362-368

  Paleari, R ^a   Gulbis, B ^b   Cotton, F ^b   Mosca, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

thalassemia; Capillary electrophoresis; HbA2; HbF; HPLC; Method comparison

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN C; HEMOGLOBIN D; HEMOGLOBIN DELTA CHAIN; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DEVICE; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84862890648     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2012.01403.x     Document Type: Article

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