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Multiplex minisequencing screen for common Southeast Asian and Indian beta-thalassemia mutations.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Feb 2003
Wang Wen, Kham Shirley K Y, Yeo Gare-Hoon, Quah Thuan-Chong, Chong Samuel S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Beta-thalassemia is endemic to many regions in Southeast Asia and India, and <20 beta-globin gene mutations account for > or =90% of beta-thalassemia alleles in these places. We describe a multiplex minisequencing assay to detect these common mutations. METHODS: Gap-PCR was used to simultaneously amplify the beta-globin gene from genomic DNA and to detect the Delta619bp deletion mutation. Multiplex...
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