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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2017

Rapid Screening for Deleted Form of β-thalassemia by Real-Time Quantitative PCR.

Liang-Yin Ke, Jan-Gowth Chang, Chao-Sung Chang, Li-Ling Hsieh, Ta-Chih Liu

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Liang-Yin KeDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Jan-Gowth ChangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chao-Sung ChangGraduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Li-Ling HsiehDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Ta-Chih LiuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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backgroundThalassemia is the most common single gene disease in human beings. The prevalence rate of β-thalassemia in Taiwan is approximately 1-3%. Previously methods to reveal and diagnose severe deleted form of α- or β-thalassemia were insufficient and inappropriate for prenatal diagnosis.

methodsA real-time quantitative PCR method was set up for rapid screening of the deleted form of β-thalassemia.

resultsOur results show that ΔΔCt between deleted form of β-thalassemia and normal individuals were 1.0674 ± 0.0713. On the contrary, mutation form β-thalassemia showed no difference with normal healthy control. The HBB/CCR5 ratio for deleted form of β-thalassemia patients was 0.48, whether normal individuals and mutation form of β-thalassemia was 1.0.

conclusionThis RQ-PCR technique is an alternative rapid screening assay for deleted form of β-thalassemia. In addition, it could also identify undefined type. Our technique by using RQ-PCR to quantify gene copies is a reliable and time-saving method that can screen deleted form of β-thalassemia.

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Mass Screeningbeta-ThalassemiaHumansMutationNucleic Acid DenaturationPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthReal-Time Polymerase Chain Reactionreal-time quantitative PCRβ-thalassemia

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PMCPMC6817179

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