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A novel β(0)-thalassemia frameshift mutation: [HBB:c.216delT].
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2012
Konialis Christopher, Hagnefelt Birgitta, Sevastidou Sophia, Pispili Katerina, Pangalos Constantinos
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A 33-year-old adult male of Greek ethnicity, with hematological indices suggesting β(0)-thalassemia (β(0)-thal) trait, was investigated for HBB gene mutations in the course of preparation for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). Application of a routine diagnostic protocol, consisting of sequence analysis of the HBB gene, coupled to multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA), identified a single...
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