Techniques' Comparison and Report of the North Carolina Experience.

HEMOGLOBINS; ELECTROPHORESIS; SICKLE cell anemia in children; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY in children; INFANTS; HEALTH risk assessment; TESTING

Presents information on a study which compared hemoglobin electrophoresis patterns from infant blood samples collected in heparinized capillary tubes and on filter paper. Methods proposed for sickle cell disease and hemoglobinopathies screening in infants; Samples for direct comparison between filter paper and heparinized specimens; Hemoglobin electrophoresis methods.