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Autore |
Bain Barbara J |
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Titolo |
Haemoglobinopathy diagnosis [[electronic resource] /] / Barbara J. Bain |
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Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-32025-0 |
9786611320256 |
0-470-76352-3 |
0-470-98878-9 |
0-470-99423-1 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (330 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hemoglobinopathy - Diagnosis |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Haemoglobinopathy Diagnosis; Contents; Preface to the first edition; Abbreviations and glossary; 1 Haemoglobin and the genetics of haemoglobin synthesis; 2 Laboratory techniques for the identification of abnormalities of globin chain synthesis; 3 The a, B, delta and y thalassaemias and related conditions; 4 Sickle cell haemoglobin and its interactions with other variant haemoglobins and with thalassaemias; 5 Other significant haemoglobinopathies; 6 Acquired abnormalities of globin chain synthesis or haemoglobin structure; 7 Organization of a haemoglobinopathy diagnostic service |
8 Self-assessment: test casesQuestions; Answers; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This unique book is written by Barbara Bain, a leading haematologist with a reputation for her educational prowess in the field. It provides a concise overview of the haemoglobinopathies and focuses on the selection, performance, and interpretation of relevant laboratory tests. The tests dealt with are mainly those done regularly in diagnostic haematology laboratories. Where more specialist tests are required, the reader is given an overview of what the specialist centre will do, with guidance on what the result will imply. This book is extremely practical in orientation and i |
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