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Authors: WATERS¹; HOWARTH¹; HYDE¹; GOLDSTONE¹; CINKOTAI¹; KADKHODAEI-ELYADERANI, MANIZHEH²; RICHARDS²

Source: Clinical & Laboratory Haematology, Volume 20, Number 1, February 1998 , pp. 31-40(10)

Abstract:

The Bio-Rad Variant Haemoglobin Testing System is an automated analyser which uses the principle of cation exchange high performance liquid chromatography. This evaluation was undertaken to examine the effectiveness of the instrument as a screening mechanism to assist in the diagnosis of haemoglobinopathies. The ability to quantify haemoglobins A₂ and F and to `flag' other haemoglobin variants was tested. Within-batch precision was excellent and between-batch precision was good. Linearity and sensitivity compared favourably with the manufacturer's published ranges. The level of carry-over for haemoglobins F, S and A was less than 0.25%. The mean carry-over for haemoglobin A₂ was 2.08%. This higher figure reflected the smaller absolute difference between the high and low samples for this parameter. The instrument never failed to indicate the presence of an abnormal haemoglobin in 271 selected samples. The instrument was reliable throughout the evaluation and at no time was a run aborted.

Keywords: Thalassaemia; haemoglobinopathies; screening; high performance liquid chromatography

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1998.00101.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Haematology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester 2: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Salford, UK

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An evaluation of the Bio-Rad Variant Haemoglobin Testing System for the detection of haemoglobinopathies