P P E E R R F F O O R R M M A A N N C C E E C C H H A A R R A A C C T T E E R R I I S S T T I I C C S S
a a ) ) R R e e p p r r o o d d u u c c i i b b i i l l i i t t y y
The SAS-MX Acid Hb gel is a qualitative system for the identification of haemoglobin bands.
Using a control material containing Hb's A, S and A
single gel and between different gels. No bands were missing and no additional bands were
observed between applications.
b b ) ) S S e e n n s s i i t t i i v v i i t t y y
0.08 g/dL per band, determined as the lowest concentration of haemoglobin which was evident as
a discrete band on the completed gel.
c c ) ) L L i i n n e e a a r r i i t t y y
4 g/dL per band, based upon the maximum concentration of haemoglobin per band which allows
separated bands to be satisfactorily resolved from each other without protein overloading.
This procedure is not intended for densitometeric scanning.
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, the same band patterns were seen within a
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