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Diagnosis of thalassemia on dried blood spot samples by high performance liquid chromatography.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2010
Pornprasert Sakorn, Kasemrad Chutharat, Sukunthamala Kanyakan
Abstract excerpt
High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on fresh lysates is the standard test for identification of thalassemia. Samples in the form of dried blood spot(s) (DBS) mailed to reference laboratories where HPLC is available could be an alternative. Hemoglobin (Hb) on DBS at day 1, 7, 15 and 30 were analyzed by HPLC and compared to those analyzed from fresh liquid whole blood at day 0. A 100% consistent...
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