A hemoglobin electrophoresis test is a blood test used to measure and identify the different types of hemoglobin in your bloodstream. Hemoglobin is the protein inside red blood cells responsible for ...

A doctor with the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Priscilla Vandyk-Sey has advised soon-to-be-couples to undergo a haemoglobin (Hb) electrophoresis test instead of just performing a sickling test. Dr ...

Serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP) is a laboratory technique that’s used to determine the levels of some types of proteins in a blood sample. There are a number of reasons why a doctor may order ...

Sickle cell anemia can be diagnosed with a simple blood test. Most countries routinely screen newborns for sickle cell disease with a simple blood test. A blood smear is made on a micro-slide and is ...

Hemoglobinopathies are inherited single-gene disorders leading to production of abnormal hemoglobin or low hemoglobin. Approximately 7% of the global population are carriers and 2.7 per 1000 ...

Proteomic analysis of red cells is compromised by the presence of high-abundance proteins (hemoglobin and carbonic anhydrase-1), which completely obscure low-abundance species. The depletion method ...

IN 1955 Rucknagel et al. 1 described a new abnormal hemoglobin in a Negro family in North Carolina. This hemoglobin, designated "I", migrated more rapidly than normal hemoglobin on filter-paper ...