This screening test detects those individuals with:
- Sickle cell disease, or
- Sickle cell trait
Following a positive screening test, hemoglobin electrophoresis is done
to determine whether the patient has the sickle cell trait (asymptomatic,
with a mixture of normal hemoglobin and sickling hemoglobin), or the disease
(all hemoglobin S).
|
Normal Values*
| Sickle Cell Screening |
Negative |
*These are general values taken from a variety of
sources. The actual normal values may vary from lab to lab and from one
type of testing protocol to another.
|
Source:
Operational Medicine 2001, Health
Care in Military Settings, NAVMED P-5139, May 1, 2001, Bureau
of Medicine and Surgery, Department of the Navy, 2300 E Street NW, Washington,
D.C., 20372-5300
Military Obstetrics & Gynecology
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