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First case of Hb Fontainebleau with sickle haemoglobin and other non-deletional α gene variants identified in neonates during newborn screening for sickle cell disorders.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jul 2012
Upadhye Dipti S, Jain Dipty, Nair Sona B, Nadkarni Anita H, Ghosh Kanjaksha, Colah Roshan B
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the significance of non-deletional α gene variants identified in neonates during newborn screening for sickle cell disorders. METHODS: 1534 newborn babies were screened in the last 2 years for sickle cell disease using a targeted screening approach. Investigations included a complete blood count, high performance liquid chromatography analysis, cellulose acetate electrophoresis (pH 8.9),...
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