Comparison of the mismatch-specific endonuclease method and denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography for the identification of HBB gene mutations.

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BACKGROUND: Beta-thalassemia is a common autosomal recessive hereditary disease in the Meditertanean, Asia and African areas. Over 600 mutations have been described in the beta-globin (HBB), of which more than 200 are associated with a beta-thalassemia phenotype. RESULTS: We used two highly-specific mutation screening methods, mismatch-specific endonuclease and denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography,...

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