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The second most common mutation, beta null 39, is found in association with haplotype II in 80% of cases. A rare haplotype, possibly resulting from a crossover between a haplotype II and a haplotype V chromosome, was found in two thalassaemia carriers in association with frameshift 6. Altogether four mutations (IVS-1 nt 110, beta null 39, frameshift 6, and IVS-1 nt 6) account for 67% of the thalassaemia chromosomes. Their detection would permit direct fetal DNA analysis in 84% of the families studied (45% fully informative). 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