HbA2 levels in β-thalassaemia carriers with the Filipino β0-deletion: are the levels higher than what is found with non-deletional forms of β0-thalassaemia?

AIMS: Classical carriers of β-thalassaemia are identified by a raised HbA2 level. Earlier studies indicated that the Filipino β-deletion has high raised HbA2 levels. The introduction of automated high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for thalassaemia screening is an important advance in tech...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: George, Elizabeth, Teh, Lai Kuan, Tan, Mary Anne Jin Ai, Lai, Mei I., Wong, Lily
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29671/1/HbA2%20levels%20in%20%CE%B2.pdf