Issue 8, 2013
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Lab on a Chip

A simple, rapid, low-cost diagnostic test for sickle cell disease†

Xiaoxi Yang,a   Julie Kanter,bc   Nathaniel Z. Piety,a   Melody S. Benton,c   Seth M. Vignesa  and  Sergey S. Shevkoplyas*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118
E-mail: shevkop@tulane.edu

b Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112

c Sickle Cell Center of Southern Louisiana, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112

Abstract

This communication describes a very simple, rapid and inexpensive point-of-care diagnostic test for sickle cell disease (SCD) that can conclusively differentiate between blood samples from normal healthy individuals, sickle cell trait carriers and SCD patients using the characteristic blood stain patterns produced by each sample on paper.

Graphical abstract: A simple, rapid, low-cost diagnostic test for sickle cell disease

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3LC41302K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
25 Nov 2012
Accepted
04 Feb 2013
First published
06 Feb 2013

Lab Chip, 2013,13, 1464-1467

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X. Yang, J. Kanter, N. Z. Piety, M. S. Benton, S. M. Vignes and S. S. Shevkoplyas, Lab Chip, 2013, 13, 1464 DOI: 10.1039/C3LC41302K

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