Sickle Cell \g=b\-Thalassemia Disease

ways present. The Table shows the results of a special blood study performed on the infant and on both parents. Hemoglobin electrophoresis was done on starch gel at a pH8.6 Quantitative determination of hemoglo¬ bin F, according to Singer's method, and quantitation of hemoglobin A2 and S were done by electrophoresis on cellulose acetate phthalate at pH 8.6. Three consecutive blood and stool cultures showed no growth. Cultures of material obtained by puncture of the dorsal aspect of the proximal phalanx of the right ring finger showed no growth either. Results of the Widal and Wright