Pediatric Hematology Laboratory Services

Hemoglobinopathies are a diverse group of common, inherited disorders of hemoglobin, resulting in either the production of structurally abnormal globin subunits or reduced production of structurally normal globin subunits.

Children’s Health℠ offers screening and diagnostic tests for the evaluation of patients with disorders involving hemoglobin including Sickle Cell Diseasethalassemia and unknown hemoglobin variants.

Hematology Tests

  • Hemoglobin Evaluation

  • High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Electrophoresis

  • Beta Globin (HBB) Gene Sequencing for Thalassemia Disease Severity Prognostication and Definitive Identification of Beta Globin Mutations

  • Red Blood Cell Pit Count Assay for Evaluation of Splenic Function