Cost benefit of hemoglobin electrophoresis as screening test for detection of hemoglobinopathy phenotype in Egyptian neonates: Hasnaa A. Abo-Elwafa Elham O. Hamed, Abeer M. Abd El-Moneim, Clinical Pathology Department , Pediatric Department , Sohag University. The Egyptian Journal of Hematology, Vol (35), No. (4), p383-386 September 2010.
Abstract: Egypt is one of the meditrranian area, consequently mutations of globin gene can occur resulting in high incidence of B thalassemia, and sickle cell diseases. Aims to identify diseased phenotypes.
Key words: Hemoglobinopathy, thalassemia, neonates