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Evaluation of an immunochromatographic strip test for alpha-thalassaemia screening.
International journal of laboratory hematology - 1 Dec 2018
Bunkall Carolyn, Ghallyan Nikhil, Elliott Catherine, Van de Water Neil, Chan George
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INTRODUCTION: Hb H inclusion test (HbH-i) commonly used for α-thalassaemia screening is not standardised and is labour-intensive. This study evaluated a strip test based on immunochromatographic detection of Hb Bart's (ICT) for use as a routine screening test for α-thalassaemia screening in the clinical laboratory setting. METHODS: The performance characteristics of the ICT was determined by comparing the results...
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