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The molecular heterogeneity of beta-thalassemia in Greece.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Boussiou Marina, Karababa Photini, Sinopoulou Klio, Tsaftaridis Panagiotis, Plata Eleni, Loutradi-Anagnostou Aphrodite
Abstract excerpt
Beta-thalassemia is the most predominant genetic defect in Greece. In this study, we investigated the heterogeneity and the frequency of beta-thalassemia mutations among 3796 heterozygotes detected in the course of DNA based diagnoses. The diagnostic strategy included Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE), Allele Specific Oligonucleotide Hybridization (ASO), GAP PCR, Restriction Enzyme (RE) analysis and...
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