A single tube multiplex PCR method to detect the common alpha + thalassemia alleles

To the editor: A single tube multiplex PCR method to detect the common + thalassemia alleles Alpha thalassemias are the commonest single gene disorders in humans. Two different deletions (−α3.7 and −α4.2) in the α globin genes (−α) on the short arm of chromosome 161 are the most