Clinical Utility of the Addition of Molecular Genetic Testing to Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Anemia

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of related yet genetically complex hemoglobinopathies. Universal newborn screening (NBS) for SCD is performed in the United States and many other nations. Classical, protein-based laboratory methods are often adequate for the diagnosis of SCD but have specific li...

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Main Authors: Lisa M. Shook, Deidra Haygood, Charles T. Quinn
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c1f70e7f65144aefa23176d0bb39f992
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