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3-years experience review of neonatal screening for hemoglobin disorders using tandem mass spectrometry.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 15 Jul 2011
Boemer François, Cornet Yves, Libioulle Cécile, Segers Karin, Bours Vincent, Schoos Roland
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BACKGROUND: Neonatal screening programs for sickle cell disease are common in North America and in some European countries. Isoelectric Focusing or High Performance Liquid Chromatography is the main technique used for hemoglobin variant detection. METHODS: Since tandem mass spectrometry is being used for screening of inherited metabolic disorders and allows protein identification, we had developed an application...
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