Clinical Insights
Clinical Studies
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Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test for Beta-Thalassemia
BIOSENSORS • February 5, 2024
In this clinical study conducted among 404 subjects in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, India, Gazelle demonstrated 100% sensitivity and specificity for identifying β-Thal major/intermedia vs. healthy subjects as well as subjects with β-Thal major/intermedia vs. β-Thal trait. Additionally, Gazelle demonstrated 100% sensitivity and 98.3% specificity for identifying β-Thal trait vs. healthy subjects.
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Multispectral Imaging for MicroChip Electrophoresis Enables Point-of-Care Newborn Hemoglobin Variant Screening
HELIYON • December 6, 2022
In this clinical study conducted among 441 subjects including 250 subjects from 0 to 3 days old, 15 subjects from 4 to 28 days old, and 176 subjects from 28 days to 6 months old in Korle Bu, Ghana, Gazelle-Multispectral demonstrated 100% sensitivity and specificity for identifying newborns with diseases vs. healthy subjects; and subjects with disease vs. subjects with sickle cell trait and Hb C trait; Additionally, Gazelle-Multispectral demonstrated 97.3% sensitivity and 96.6% specificity for identifying subjects with sickle cell trait and Hb C trait vs. healthy subjects.
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Evaluation of Microchip-Based Point-Of-Care Device “Gazelle” for Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease in India
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE • December 10, 2021
In this study, Gazelle, a new point-of-care, microchip-electrophoresis based sickle diagnostic device was compared to conventional laboratory-based hemoglobin electrophoresis and HPLC. The sensitivity and specificity of the Gazelle is comparable to hemoglobin electrophoresis and HPLC and eliminates the need for a laboratory. Gazelle yielded an overall high accuracy (99.0%) compared to reference standard tests (HPLC and hemoglobin electrophoresis).
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Point-of-care microchip electrophoresis for integrated anemia and hemoglobin variant testing
LAB ON A CHIP • October 21, 2021
[Presenting] the first point-of-care (POC) platform to perform both anemia detection and Hb variant identification, using a single paper-based electrophoresis test.
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Paper-based microchip electrophoresis for point-of-care hemoglobin testing
ANALYST • April 30, 2020
HemeChip is a versatile, mass-producible microchip electrophoresis platform technology that may address unmet needs in biology and medicine, when rapid, decentralized hemoglobin or protein analysis is needed.
Clinical Presentations and Webinars
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Oral Presentation to FSCDR 2024
Cathy Segbefia, MD, Department of Child Health, University of Ghana Medical School and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana presented “Point-of-care diagnostic for foetal haemoglobin quantification in children undergoing hydroxyurea therapy for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in Ghana” at the 2024 Foundation for Sickle Cell Research conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on June 9th.
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Prevention and Early Detection of Beta Thalassemia
Akshat Jain M.D., M.P.H. , Medical Director, International Hematologist, Oncologist & Stem Cell Transplant Specialist from Loma Linda University, shed light on methods and benefits of early beta thalassemia detection on this webinar for World Thalassemia Day, 2024
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Progress in Sickle Cell Diagnostics, Newborn Screening and Cloud Based System
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Recent Posters
ASH, December 2024
Point-of-Care Diagnosis for Hemoglobinopathies: Novel Microchip Electrophoresis for Detection in Indian Populations [pdf]
ASCAT, October 2024
Premarital Screening of Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathies with Microchip Electrophoresis (Gazelle™) Method in a Turkish Population [pdf]
ASCAT, October 2024
Evaluation of a New Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tool for Newborn Screening in Ghana [pdf]
EHA, June 2024
Integration of Point-of-Care Testing in Primary Health Care Facilities for Early Comprehensive Management of Sickle Cell Disease in Rural Kassena Nankana Districts of Ghana [pdf]
FSCDR, June 2024
Point-of-care diagnostic for quantification of foetal haemoglobin (Hb F) levels in monitoring hydroxyurea therapy for children with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in Ghana [pdf]