Products & Service : Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation. Atima 300/400 - Product - CVC MicroTech. General Biology Video Lecture Course. Hemoglobin Variants and ß-Thalassemia Screening in Whole Blood. Evaluation of the Primus Ultra2 HPLC system for HbA2 measurement and β-thalassemia screening | Biochemia Medica. Original professional article Hematology Laboratory, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Galdakao, Vizcaya, Spain Abstract Background: Primus Ultra2 is a HPLC ion exchange analyzer for qualitative and quantitative hemoglobin fraction analysis: in 4 minutes it quantifies HbF, HbA2, HA0 and flags abnormal hemoglobins. The aim of the study was to evaluate analytical performance of Primus Ultra2 analyzer for routine estimation of HbA2, a critical test to identify β-thalassemia carriers.
Methods: The imimprecision, linearity and inaccuracy studies were performed according to CLSI and manufacturer’s guidelines. Results: Imprecision. Conclusions: Primus Ultra2 provides a rapid and reliable separation of different hemoglobins. Key words: HbA2 analysis, β-thalassemia screening, HPLC Received: January 11, 2008 Accepted: June 27, 2008 Introduction Detection and quantification of hemoglobin (Hb) fractions is clinically relevant in two situations. Materials and methods Primus Ultra2 HPLC system Figure 1. Figure 2.