Variant Haemoglobins–A Guide to Identification is based on the premise that any single
diagnostic technique offers only a very provisional identification of a variant haemoglobin. In …

Aims Capillary zone electrophoresis (CE) at alkaline pH is increasingly used in
haemoglobinopathy diagnosis. We report our evaluation of automated CE, using the …

Young people from refugee backgrounds face significant academic and social challenges in
mainstream secondary education in Australia. Research suggests that mentoring initiatives …

A single‐tube osmotic fragility test has been proposed for thalassemia screening with a
range of different concentrations of saline having been employed. We have compared the …

An elevated haemoglobin A 2 percentage has been reported in HIV-infected patients,
possibly attributable to therapy. In cross-sectional and cohort studies we have established …

The performances of two commercial screening tests for glucoses‐phosphate
dehydrogenase deficiency (Sigma fluorescent spot test and Sigma colorimetric method) …

Illustrates that the use of high performance liquid chromatography rather than hemoglobin
electrophoresis in investigating suspected hemoglobinopathies may lead to the diagnosis of …

We present a new case of Hb Niigata that we named Hb Niigata (C), observed in a woman
from Romania, with a mutation different from that described in Japanese (G TG→ C TG …

Aims To establish the frequency of detection of previously undiagnosed diabetes mellitus as
a result of detection of an increased glycated fraction of haemoglobin during high …

A 5-year-old English girl presented with anemia. A complete blood count showed RBC
3.85× 10 12/l, hemoglobin concentration (Hb) 87 g/l, MCV 81 fl, MCH 22.5 pg, MCHC 278 …