The first use of EaeI restriction enzyme in DNA diagnosis of Hb Q-India.

INTRODUCTION: The α-chain variant Hb Q-India (c.193G>C) is caused by a point mutation GAC→CAC at codon 64 of the α1 globin gene and is clinically silent. Point mutations can be diagnosed easily by many simple polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques including PCR-restriction digest, but fo...

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Main Authors: Khalil, MS, Henderson, S, Schuh, A, Hussein, MR, Old, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011