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We describe a method utilising high resolution melting analysis for detecting the 13 most common \u201cnon-deletion\u201d \u03b1-thalassaemia mutations in populations around the Mediterranean and Middle East.<\/jats:p><jats:p>The method comprises: (1) amplification of a 1087 bp fragment for each of the duplicated \u03b1-globin genes (<\/jats:p><jats:p>All 13 \u201cnon-deletion\u201d \u03b1-chain haemoglobin variants were successfully detected by high resolution melting analysis. All heterozygote samples and eight out of 10 available homozygotes were clearly differentiated from each other and from wild type in the same amplicon. Although not all homozygote samples were distinguishable from wild type samples, this should not present a problem in a clinical setting since all DNA results should be evaluated alongside the haematological and (if relevant) clinical findings in each case.<\/jats:p><jats:p>The 13 \u201cnon-deletion\u201d \u03b1-chain haemoglobin variants were successfully genotyped by high resolution melting analysis using LightScanner instrument and LCGreen Plus saturating dye. 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