The Chinese ((A) γδβ)(0)-thalassemia and SEA deletion are the most common large deletions of β-globin gene cluster in Chinese. Gap-PCR for the detection of these two deletions should be used in thalassemia screening program in China where the incidence of β-thalassemia is high.
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