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Screening for alpha-thalassemia. Correlation of hemoglobin H inclusion bodies with DNA-determined genotype.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Oct 1992
Skogerboe K J, West S F, Smith C, Terashita S T, LeCrone C N, Detter J C, Tait J F
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We evaluated potential screening protocols for alpha-thalassemia in a group of 80 patients whose genotypes were determined by Southern blot analysis with alpha- and zeta-globin DNA probes. Erythrocyte inclusion bodies were measured by a modified brilliant cresyl blue test. Erythrocyte indices and iron status were also measured. The brilliant cresyl blue test reliably detects couples at risk for hemoglobin Bart's...
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