Hemoglobin A2 values in sickle cell disease patients quantified by high performance liquid chromatography and the influence of alpha thalassemia

BACKGROUND: In sickle cell disease, the quantification of Hb A2 is important for the differential diagnosis between sickle cell anemia (Hb SS) and Hb S/ß0-thalassemia.OBJECTIVE: To determine Hb A2 levels as quantified by high performance liquid chromatography in patients with sickle cell anemia (Hb...

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Main Authors: Silvana Fahel da Fonseca, Tatiana Amorim, Antônio Purificação, Marilda Gonçalves, Ney Boa-Sorte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842015000500296&lng=en&tlng=en