According to Lab Tests Online, testing for sickle cell can identify the following indicators:
- the presence of hemoglobin S
- the presence of other abnormal hemoglobin variants
- evaluation of the status and number of the patient’s red blood cells (RBCs), and/or
- the presence of one or more altered hemoglobin gene copies.
There is one test purely for screening, three tests for screening, diagnosis, and confirmation, and a few more tests specifically to evaluate RBCs.
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