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Prenatal diagnosis of the thalassaemia syndromes by rapid DNA analytical methods.
Molecular human reproduction - 1 Jun 1997
Kanavakis E, Traeger-Synodinos J, Vrettou C, Maragoudaki E, Tzetis M, Kattamis C
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Prenatal diagnostic strategies applied today are based mainly on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analytical protocols. In Greece a wide range of mutations underlie the thalassaemic haemoglobinopathies, and consequently a variety of PCR-based methods are required to facilitate diagnosis of all potential abnormal genotypes. PCR protocols include those which are relatively simple and others that are technically...
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