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Diagnosis of α0-thalassemia Chiang Rai (--CR) deletion by melt curve analysis in Northern Thailand.
Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation - 1 May 2022
Ruengdit Chedtapak, Khamphikham Pinyaphat, Punyamung Manoo, Pongpunyayuen Panida, Pornprasert Sakorn
Abstract excerpt
A large novel 44.6 kb deletion named α0-thalassemia Chiang Rai (--CR) was first described in the individuals with uncommon Hb Bart's hydrops fetalis and HbH disease. This study aimed to develop a real-time gap PCR and melt curve analysis for the detection of --CR and investigate its frequency in northern Thailand. Among 4,952 blood samples, the assay was performed in 525 samples with a mean corpuscular volume...
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