Sensitivity and specificity of simple erythrocyte osmotic fragility test for screening of alpha-thalassemia-1 and beta-thalassemia trait in pregnant women

• Main Authors: Tongprasert F., Sirichotiyakul S., Piyamongkol W., Tongsong T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-73649122849&partnerID=40&md5=c410d2e8da18d08be706478aa495485d; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20068326; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2572
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Aims: To evaluate the validity of new simple qualitative osmotic fragility test (simple OF) as a screening test in predicting thalassemia trait (alpha-thalassemia-1 and beta-thalassemia). Methods: This diagnostic test study was conducted on non-anemic pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic,...