Article
A laboratory strategy for genotyping haemoglobin H disease in the Chinese.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Aug 2007
Chan Amy Yuk-Yin, So Chi-Chiu, Ma Edmond Shiu-Kwan, Chan Li-Chong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The thalassaemias are the commonest blood disorders worldwide, with South East Asia and southern China as areas of high prevalence. Accurate diagnosis of these disorders helps in clinical management with improved outcome. METHODS: The alpha-globin genotypes of 100 Chinese patients in Hong Kong with haemoglobin H (Hb H) disease were characterised. Single-tube multiplex gap-PCR was used to detect...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Base Sequence
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Gene Deletion
- Genotype
- Globins
- Hemoglobin H
- Hemoglobins, Abnormal
