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Rapid detection of α-thalassaemia variants using droplet digital PCR.
International journal of laboratory hematology - 1 Aug 2016
Lee T-Y, Lai M-I, Ramachandran V, Tan J A M A, Teh L-K, Othman R, Hussein N H, George E
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INTRODUCTION: Alpha thalassaemia is a highly prevalent disease globally and is a well-known public health problem in Malaysia. The deletional forms of the mutation are the most common forms found in alpha thalassaemia. The three most common deletional alpha thalassaemia found in this region include --(SEA) deletion, -α(3.7) rightward and -α(4.2) leftward deletions. The prevalence rate of triplication alpha cases...
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