- The VARIANT™ nbs System is the established worldwide standard in automated newborn screening for sickle cell disease and other hemoglobin disorders:
- Detects presence of hemoglobins (F, A, S, D, C, E) that are clinically significant for identification of the presence of:
- hemoglobin disorders
- carrier status for abnormal hemoglobins
- double heterozygote conditions
- Walk away automation
- High capacity – up to 1,128 samples per run
- Positive sample tracking with on-board barcode reader
- Confidence with FDA clearance for dried blood spot samples
- High resolution separation with Bio-Rad HPLC
- “Smart” reports with suggested patterns
- Easier results review with the pattern filter
- Streamlined workflow with results and chromatograms export to LIS