Universal neonatal screening for sickle cell disease and other haemoglobinopathies in Ferrara, Italy

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 245-249

  Ballardini, Elisa ^a   Tarocco, Anna ^a   Marsella, Maria ^a   Bernardoni, Roberto ^a   Carandina, Gianni ^a   Melandri, Claudia ^a   Guerra, Giovanni ^a   Patella, Alfredo ^a   Zucchelli, Miranda ^a   Ferlini, Alessandra ^a   Bigoni, Stefania ^a   Ravani, Anna ^a   Garani, Giampaolo ^a   Borgna Pignatti, Caterina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Haemoglobinopathies; HPLC; Neonatal; Screening

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; ITALY; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84875256547     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2012.0030-12     Document Type: Article

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