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A thalassaemia array for Southeast Asia.
British journal of haematology - 1 Jan 2004
Chan Kaimin, Wong Man Sim, Chan T K, Chan Vivian
Abstract excerpt
The alpha and beta thalassaemias are the commonest genetic disorders worldwide. The homozygous state is associated with high morbidity and mortality, thus screening of at-risk pregnancies and prenatal testing are strongly advocated. A thalassaemia (thal) array has been designed using allele-specific arrayed primer extension (AS-APEX) for the simultaneous analysis of 15 non-deletion alpha-gene defects and 23...
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