Open AccessDetection of Hb variants and hemoglobinopathies in Indian population using HPLC: Report of 2600 cases
Author(s) -
Ritesh Sachdev,
Arpita R Dam,
Gaurav Tyagi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.59185
Subject(s) - hemoglobin , thalassemia , hemoglobin variants , medicine , hemoglobinopathy , beta thalassemia , population , hemoglobin e , hemoglobin c , hemoglobin s , abnormality , gastroenterology , hemolytic anemia , disease , environmental health , sickle cell anemia , psychiatry
Inherited abnormalities of hemoglobin synthesis include a myriad of disorders ranging from thalassemia syndromes to structurally abnormal hemoglobin variants. Identification of these disorders is immensely important epidemiologically and aid in prevention of more serious hemoglobin disorders.