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The importance of β globin deletion analysis in the evaluation of patients with β thalassemia.
International journal of laboratory hematology - 1 Jun 2011
Mikula M, Buller-Burckle A, Gallivan M, Sun W, Franklin C R, Strom C M
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INTRODUCTION: Beta globin deletion/duplication analysis may serve as a useful adjunct to sequence analysis. Our purpose was to develop a robust assay for beta globin deletion/duplication analysis and determine its role in evaluating patients with beta thalassemia. METHODS: A single tube semi-quantitative fluorescent PCR assay capable of detecting deletions and duplications in the beta globin cluster and the...
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