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Characterisation and confirmation of rare beta-thalassaemia mutations in the Malay, Chinese and Indian ethnic groups in Malaysia.
Pathology - 1 Oct 2006
Tan Jin Ai Mary Anne, Chin Pui See, Wong Yean Ching, Tan Kim Lian, Chan Lee Lee, George Elizabeth
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: In Malaysia, about 4.5% of the Malay and Chinese populations are heterozygous carriers of beta-thalassaemia. The initial identification of rare beta-globin gene mutations by genomic sequencing will allow the development of simpler and cost-effective PCR-based techniques to complement the existing amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS) and gap-PCR used for the identification of beta-thalassaemia...
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- Asian People
- China
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Genotype
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- India
