[Applicability of cellulose acetate electrophoresis of globin chains to thalassemia screening]

We considered the possible application of globin chain separation on cellulose acetate strips electrophoresis to thalassemia screening. The method shows good accuracy and reproducibility when compared with the chromatographic method on CM-cellulose. The electrophoretic method could be recommended as the simplest test of hemoglobin biosynthesis in countries where high incidence of thalassemic syndromes occurs.