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An improved electrophoretic method for a screening program for haemoglobinopathies

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A method for a screening program for haemoglobinopathies in a starch agar gel mixed with saponin is presented. Normal and abnormal blood containing haemoglobins S, C, I, M Boston, D Punjab, beta thalassaemia major and beta thalassaemia minor, were applied, in a tray with the capacity for 100 samples. The electrophoresis was performed in 45 min using 300 V. This method offers special advantages for the examination of a large number of samples, using a small amount of whole blood and without the previous preparation of haemoglobin solution.

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  1. Departmento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil

    P. C. Naoum, M. C. R. Moura Campos, M. F. Parenti & A. M. Szymanski

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Acknowledgments. We would like to express our gratitude to Dr C. Daghlian and Dr Lewis J. Greene for their valuable suggestions. We also thank the Conselho Nacional do Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, CNPq, for financial support.

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Naoum, P.C., Campos, M.C.R.M., Parenti, M.F. et al. An improved electrophoretic method for a screening program for haemoglobinopathies. Experientia 36, 875–876 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01978625

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