02885nam 22005894a 450 991078480910332120230828213402.01-281-32025-097866113202560-470-76352-30-470-98878-90-470-99423-1(CKB)1000000000408047(EBL)351173(OCoLC)437218465(SSID)ssj0000166838(PQKBManifestationID)11177132(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000166838(PQKBWorkID)10169352(PQKB)11550749(MiAaPQ)EBC351173(Au-PeEL)EBL351173(CaPaEBR)ebr10236590(CaONFJC)MIL132025(EXLCZ)99100000000040804720050525d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierHaemoglobinopathy diagnosis[electronic resource] /Barbara J. Bain2nd ed.Malden, Mass. Blackwell Pub.20061 online resource (330 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-3516-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 service8 Self-assessment: test casesQuestions; Answers; IndexThis 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 iHemoglobinopathyDiagnosisHemoglobinopathyDiagnosis.616.1/51075Bain Barbara J522242MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784809103321Haemoglobinopathy diagnosis2063418UNINA