Rapid detection of α-thalassaemia variants using droplet digital PCR

• Main Authors: Lee, Tze Yan, Lai, Mei I., Ramachandran, Vasudevan, Tan, Mary Anne Jin Ai, Teh, Lai Kuan, Othman, Raudha, Hussein, Nor Hidayat, George, Elizabeth
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59686/1/Rapid%20detection%20of%20%CE%B1-thalassaemia%20variants%20using%20droplet%20digital%20PCR.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59686/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/ijlh.12520/abstract

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...