Detection of Sickle cell hemoglobin in Haiti by genotyping and hemoglobin solubility tests

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 406-411

  Carter, Tamar E ^a   Von Fricken, Michael ^a   Romain, Jean R ^a,b   Memnon, Gladys ^a,b   St Victor, Yves ^a,c   Schick, Laura ^a,d   Okech, Bernard A ^a   Mulligan, Connie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Hospital St Croix   (Haïti)

^c Blanchard Clinic Family HealthMinistries   (Haïti)

^d Hospital St Croix ^*  (Haïti)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENOTYPE; HAITI; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOGLOBIN SOLUBILITY TEST; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; SCREENING TEST; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 84907276432     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0572     Document Type: Article

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