Clinical Utility of Confirmatory Genetic Testing to Differentiate Sickle Cell Trait from Sickle-β<sup>+</sup>-Thalassemia by Newborn Screening
Hemoglobin separation techniques are the most commonly used laboratory methods in newborn screening and confirmatory testing programs for hemoglobinopathies. However, such protein-based testing cannot accurately detect several hemoglobinopathies in newborns, especially when β-thalassemia mu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Neonatal Screening |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/6/1/7 |