Screening for co-existence of α-thalassemia in β-thalassemia and in HbE heterozygotes via an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for Hb Bart's and embryonic ζ-globin chain

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 386-393

  Tatu, Thanusak ^a   Khuntarak, Surakit ^a   Suwannasin, Surasit ^a   Kiewkarnkha, Tiemjan ^b   Khamrin, Sakdinan ^a   Kasinrerk, Watchara ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Lampang Central Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Thalassemia heterozygote; Thalassemia HbE heterozygote; globin; ELISA; Hb Bart's

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN BART; HEMOGLOBIN E; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZETA GLOBIN;

ALLELE; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; ZETA-GLOBINS;

EID: 84862899879     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: 18653774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-012-1039-4     Document Type: Article

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