A regional laboratory for the diagnosis and investigation of hemoglobinopathies was
established by the Hamilton District Program in Laboratory Medicine in October 1970 …

Three cases studies from the Regional Hemoglobinopathy Laboratory at St. Joseph's
Hospital in Hamilton are presented. These cases demonstrate the diagnostic value of a …

Methods which are adequate in a hospital are not necessarily so in a public health situation
where one has to consider the ease of collection of large numbers of specimens over a wide …

A number of varieties of thalassemia were found to be common in the Vancouver area and
in other parts of British Columbia. Of 3117 patients whose blood samples were studied by …

A survey of nearly 250,000 citizens of Georgia and South Carolina conducted during the
past twenty years has led to the detection of over 40 abnormal hemoglobins and several …

Between 1970-1990, the Laboratory tested 38,391 specimens for hemoglobinopathies, of
which 7,935 were positive. The major abnormalities detected were beta thalassemia trait …

A comprehensive screening program for hemoglobinopathies, established in April 1970,
includes a ten-minute cellulose acetate electrophoresis procedure for primary screening …

Abstract Between July 1973 and July 1974 all adult patients with hypochromic anemia and a
mean corpuscular volume of 75 mum3 or less were screened for hemoglobinopathies. Of …

The measurement of hemoglobin has maintained a prominent place in clinical medicine
ever since Cowers, in 1878, 7 introduced the first method for the estimation of hemoglobin in …

The incidences of the electrophoretically distinct abnormalities of haemoglobin were
determined in 1550 hospitalized Negro patients. Among the 1550 persons, there was an …