Rapid detection of α-thalassaemia deletions and α-globin gene triplication by multiplex polymerase chain reactions

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 295-299

  Liu, Y T ^a,b   Old, J M ^b   Miles, K ^a   Fisher, C A ^b   Weatherall, D J ^a   Clegg, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

globin gene triplication; thalassaemia; GC rich PCR; Genetic screening; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GLOBINS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034091983     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.01870.x     Document Type: Article

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