Saturday, March 5, 2011

How is sickle-cell diagnosed?

  • A hemoglobin electrophoresis is a blood test that can determine if a person is a carrier of a specific sickle cell trait, or has any of the diseases associated with the sickle cell gene.
  • Early diagnosis in providing proper preventative treatment for some of the devastating complications of the disease.
  • Many states provide routine newborn screening blood tests in order to begin proper treatment as soon as possible.

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