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More and more rare and novel mutations have been reported.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Two Chinese families with \u03b2-thalassaemia from Fujian Province were recruited in this study. The phenotypes of the probands were confirmed through haematological analysis. Routine molecular analysis of thalassaemia was employed to identify the common mutations of thalassaemia. The rare and novel mutations were detected by direct DNA sequencing.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In family 1, the proband, a Chinese woman aged 31 years, showed elevated level of haemoglobin A2 (HbA2). No common mutations associated with \u03b2-thalassaemia were detected, whereas a rare mutation Term CD+32(HBB: c.32A&gt;C) was identified through DNA sequencing. Subsequent investigation of the \u03b2-thalassaemia mutation in her family showed that her mother, her brother as well as her nephew also carried this mutation. In addition, both the proband\u2019s husband and her son carrying the rare --<jats:sup>THAI<\/jats:sup> mutation exhibited decreased levels of MCH, MCH and HbA2. In family 2, the proband, a child aged 1 year, showed elevated level of HbA2, but had no common mutations of \u03b2-thalassaemia. The proband was identified carrying the mutation Term CD+32(HBB: c.32A&gt;C), which was inherited from his mother.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In this study, we first report a rare \u03b2-thalassaemia mutation in Fujian Province, Southeast China. Moreover, our study also identified this rare mutation in humans. 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