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Analysis of Deletional Hb H Diseases in Samples with Hb A2-Hb H and Hb A2-Hb Bart's on Capillary Electrophoresis.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2000
Khongthai Kunyakan, Ruengdit Chedtapak, Panyasai Sitthichai, Pornprasert Sakorn
Abstract excerpt
The capillary electrophoresis (CE) system allows the quantification of Hb Bart's (γ4) and Hb H (β4) that is used for screening of Hb H disease. However, Hb Bart's hydrops fetalis and Hb H are not always codetected in patients with Hb H disease. In this study, 35 samples were analyzed for the α0-thalassemia (α0-thal) [- -SEA (Southeast Asian) and - -THAI (Thailand)] deletions and the α+-thal [-α3.7 (rightward) and...
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