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Due to high guanine-cytosine (GC) content and high mutation diversity in \u03b1-globin gene cluster, deletional and non-deletional mutations were usually separately detected with different methods. The aim of this study was to develop a novel one-step method for \u03b1-thalassaemia genotyping.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A multiplex symmetric PCR melting curve strategy was designed for one-step \u03b1-thalassaemia genotyping. Based on this strategy, a novel method was developed to simultaneously detect four common deletional (\n                      <jats:italic>\n                        -\u03b1\n                        <jats:sup>3.7<\/jats:sup>\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>\n                        -\u03b1\n                        <jats:sup>4.2<\/jats:sup>\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>\n                        <jats:sup>_ _SEA<\/jats:sup>\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>\n                        --\n                        <jats:sup>THAI<\/jats:sup>\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      ) and five common non-deletional (\n                      <jats:italic>\n                        \u03b1\n                        <jats:sup>CD30(-GAG)<\/jats:sup>\n                        \u03b1\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>\n                        \u03b1\n                        <jats:sup>CD31(G&gt;A)<\/jats:sup>\n                        \u03b1\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>\n                        \u03b1\n                        <jats:sup>WS<\/jats:sup>\n                        \u03b1, \u03b1\n                        <jats:sup>QS<\/jats:sup>\n                        \u03b1, \u03b1\n                        <jats:sup>CS<\/jats:sup>\n                        \u03b1\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      ) \u03b1-thalassaemia mutations in a closed-tube reaction. This method was also evaluated by double-blind detection of 235 genotype-known samples and 1630 clinical samples.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All nine \u03b1-thalassaemia mutations could be accurately identified by this novel method within 3\u2009hours. The evaluation results also showed a 100% concordance with comparison methods.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This method is rapid, accurate, low-cost and easy to operate, which can be used for molecular screening and genetic diagnosis of \u03b1-thalassaemia in clinical practice. 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