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Table 1 Patient characteristics of the validation cohort. Blood samples are not routinely taken for FBC or HPLC as part of newborn SCD screening. ‘- ‘= data not collected

From: Using DNA testing for the precise, definite, and low-cost diagnosis of sickle cell disease and other Haemoglobinopathies: findings from Tanzania

Sample ID

Sample Type

Age

Sex

Hb (g/dl)

MCV (fl)

Hb S

Hb A

Hb F

Hb A2

Diagnosis from standard test (genetic or IEF)

Concordance with Nanopore sequencing

FH

WB

21

F

12.4

78.8

36.3

55.8

3.3

3.3

Sickle cell heterozygote

yes

G213707J

WB

30

F

10.9

51.4

80.9

1.1

7.8

Beta+ Thal heterozygote

yes

G213708H

WB

33

M

11.4

47.2

81.3

1.2

6.7

Beta+ Thal heterozygote

yes

G213709R

WB

5

F

7.9

47.3

1.7

97.9

3.8

Beta Thal intermedia

yes

G213711L

WB

F

10.5

47.0

80.7

9.8

6.5

Beta+ Thal heterozygote

yes

Z

WB

5

F

8.5

74.8

38.2

51.2

5.6

3.6

Sickle cell heterozygote

yes

TMK 1196

DBS

Newborn

14.2

0.0

74.8

1.6

Sickle cell disease

yes

TMK 1258

DBS

Newborn

5.3

6.6

82.0

Sickle cell heterozygote

yes

TMK 1259

DBS

Newborn

4.8

7.4

80.6

Sickle cell heterozygote

yes

TMK 1260

DBS

Newborn

8.1

13.0

69.1

0.5

Sickle cell heterozygote

yes

TMK 1267

DBS

Newborn

3.8

4.6

83.5

1.3

Sickle cell heterozygote

yes

TMK 1276

DBS

Newborn

9.5

16.8

62.7

0.8

Sickle cell heterozygote

yes

TMK 1287

DBS

Newborn

12.4

0.0

80.6

0.5

Sickle cell disease

yes

TMK 1345

DBS

Newborn

12.2

0.0

78.9

1.4

Sickle cell disease

yes

TMK 1536

DBS

Newborn

Sickle cell disease

yes