HbA2 levels in normal, β-thalassaemia and haemoglobin E carriers by capillary electrophoresis

Malaysian Journal of Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-164

  Hafiza, Alauddin ^a   Malisa, Mohd Yusoff ^a   Khirotdin, R D AidifiTrina ^a   Azlin, Ithnin ^a   Azma, Raja Zahratul ^a   Thong, Matthew Chong Kwok ^a   Mohamad Ali, Irwan ^a   Yeoh, Zi Ning ^a   Mohd Ishak, Lailyvia ^a   Mohd Radzi, Nur Rabiatuladawiah ^a   Hussin, Noor Hamidah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

thalassaemia; Capillary electrophoresis; Haemoglobin E; HbA2; Normal range

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN E;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN E; HETEROZYGOTE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; MALAYSIA; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84872162486     PISSN: 01268635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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