Article
Pitfalls in the genetic diagnosis of Hb S.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Mar 2013
Moradkhani Kamran, Riou Jean, Wajcman Henri
Abstract excerpt
Patients homozygous for Hb S need to be properly identified to start as early as possible a treatment that should avoid complications. For prevention and genetic counseling, carriers of Hb S have to be screened. Hb S is easily detected by several analytical systems, but other variants, usually harmless, may behave as Hb S, leading to false positive diagnosis. Some interactions may also cause difficulties in the...
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