Table 4

- Detection of hemoglobin constant spring by capillary electrophoresis and high-performance liquid chromatography samples (N=389).

Genotypes of Hb CSCEHPLC
Zone 2No peakSmall peak
Heterozygous Hb CS359 (92.3)186 (51.8)173 (48.2)
Homozygous Hb CS2 (0.5)0 (0.0)2 (100)
Compound heterozygous Hb CS28 (7.2)3 (10.7)25 (89.3)

Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%). Hb CS: hemoglobin constant spring,

CE: capillary electrophoresis, HPLC: high-performance liquid chromatography