Department of Hematogenetics

Service activities 

• Screening for β-thalassemia.
• Investigating families with various types of thalassemias and hemoglobinopathies.
• Molecular characterization of β -thalassemia, α - thalassemia, δ β thalassemia and HPFH.
• Prenatal diagnosis for β -thalassemia and other hemoglobinopathies in the first and second trimester of pregnancies.
• Diagnosis of red cell enzymopathies in case of hereditary hemolytic anemias. (G6PD, PK, GPI, PFK, PGK).
• Investigation in cases of Methoglobinemia (NADH-MR deficiency and Hb abnormalities).
• Diagnosis of red cell Membranopathies.