Table 3

 Names and sequences of probes used for MLPA for the α-globin gene cluster and flanking regions

No.NameStandard deviation (range)†Upstream hybridising sequenceDownstream hybridising sequencePosition on chr. 16p13.3‡
*With MLPA-F and -R common ends (probes labelled in blue in figures); †calculated on 12 normal individuals; ‡UCSC Genome Browser (May 2004).
1ac16orf330.05 (0.93–1.10)CACAGTCCTGGACCTGAAGAAGGCCATCCAGAGATACGTGCAGCTCAAGCAGGAGCGT45799–45856
2ac16orf8/RHBDF10.05 (0.90–1.08)CACGAGCAGCCTGCAGCGCAAGAAGCCACCCTGGCTAAAGCTGGACATTCCCTC54937–54990
3aMPG0.06 (0.84–1.07)CAAGAGCTTTGACCAGAGGGACCTGGCACAGGATGAAGCTGTATGGCT75563–75610
4ac16orf35 (2)*0.04 (0.97–1.14)CTAACCATGCACACAGATCAGAAAACACCCTGCTCAATGGTGCTGATTCCCCTGCT90548–90603
5ac16orf35 (HS-40)0.09 (0.86–1.17)GTGAATGGTACTGCTGATTACAACCTCTGGTGCTGCCTCCCCCTCCTGTTTATCTGAGAGGGAAGGCCATGCCCAAAGTG103695–103774
6ac16orf35 (3)*0.11 (0.84–1.18)GTAAGCCGCGTAGCAGATACGCTGCCAGCAACACGGGCGACCATGCTGAT120541–120590
7aL10.07 (0.86–1.12)CCTGGACAATGAAGCACCAGGGCCAACCTCCATTTGCTACAGGGGACATCCT132952–133003
8aL00.04 (0.93–1.09)GTGACCAGGGAGGGCCAGTTCATCTCGGTCTGAAAGAAGCCCCAGATGAGCAAAGGATACACTGGCCTCCTG139157–139228
9aHBZ0.05 (0.90–1.09)CAGATCCAGTACATCTCCCCTCAGCGCTGGGTGGACCTAACCCTTGCTTTCTTGGAGGAAACCCAGGAATCCAG142344–142417
10aHBZP0.05 (0.89–1.09)CTCTAGGTCACCCTGTCATCACAGGGACAGGGAGGTCAAGGACAGTCACTCCTGAGGCCA152736–152795
11aHBAP20.09 (0.92–1.21)GTGCAAATGCAAGCGGCGTGGGACAAGTTCCTGACTGGTGTGGCCGTGGTGCTGACCGAAAA156636–156679
12aHBAP10.04 (0.92–1.07)GACTCAGAAATAAGCTGCCGTGGTGCTGTCTCCTGAGGACAAGGCTAACACCAAGGCGGTCTGGGAGA158659–158726
13aψα1-α2*0.09 (0.87–1.16)CATCCCATGCTGAGGGAACACAGCTACATCTACAACTACTGCCACAGGCTCTCT160969–161022
14aHBA20.11 (0.84–1.15)GAAGATCCAACGGGGGAAGCATTGCTAAGCTGGTCGGAGCTACTTCCTTC165128–165176
15aHBA10.04 (0.88–1.03)GTGCCAAGAACTGGCTGGCTTTCTGCCTGGGACGTCACTGGTTTCCCAGAGGTCCT167825–167880
16aHBQ0.09 (0.71–1.05)CTGGACAAGTTCCTGAGCCACGTTATCTCGGCGCTGGTTTCCGAGT171054–171099
17a3′HVR (tel)*0.15 (0.78–1.26)GATGGCTCTGAGGGTGACGCTGTCTGCTTAAGGCCCAGGGAAACCCAGGTGCAAACTCACACTC175806–175869
18a3′HVR (cen)*0.06 (0.89–1.09)CTCAAGGGTGGCATGTGTACCCCTGCAGAAACAGAGCGGATGAGGA177548–177599
19aLUC7L (2)*0.06 (0.88–1.08)GTCTGTTCAGCCTACCTTGGTCTCCATGACAATGACCGTCGCCTGGCAGACCACTTCGGTGGCAAGTTACACTTGGGG189203–189080
20aLUC7L0.05 (0.91–1.10)GCTGAATGTGATCGGAGAACTGAGCTCGCCAAGAAGCGGCTGGCAGAAACACAGGAGGAAATCAGTGCGG198092–198161
21ac16orf9*0.21 (0.81–1.37)CTTGCGAAGGCACAGATTCCCCGTCCACAGCTCACGACCAGATGCACCAGCAGGAGTCCACATCGAGGAC239560–239629
22aPDIP0.08 (0.77–1.11)GAGCTGGCTGAGGAGTTTGGTGTGACGGAGTACCCTACGCTCAAGTTCTTCCGCAATGGGAACCGC274507–274572
23aAXIN10.04 (0.92–1.09)GGATGCACACGAGGAGAACCCTGAGAGCATCCTGGACGAGCACGTACAGCGTGTGCTGAGGACA288064–288127
24aAXIN1 (2)*0.06 (0.89–1.13)CTCAGAGCCTCCTCAGCAGAAGTCTGAATACATCACTTACCCAGAACCAGGTTGCCGGCTTACAGTCATGGT321023–321094
25ac16orf43*0.04 (0.95–1.07)GGAGAGTCCATTGACAAGCTCTTAATCGCAGCTGCCCTTGCAGGGCCTGTCCCTGAAGTCCCGAGTAATGGGATTT350871–350946
26aDECR20.09 (0.81–1.16)CTTGTCCTTCAACGCCTTCAAGACCGTGATGGACATCGATACCAGCGGCACCTTCAATGTGTCTCGTGTGCTCTATGA400278–400355
27aKIAA0665 (1)*0.06 (0.91–1.08)GGACTTAACTAAGTACTTGGATCCCAGTGGGCTCGGCGTGATCAGCTTTGAAGACTTC451410–451467
28aKIAA0665 (3)*0.08 (0.86–1.13)GAACGGATGCTTCTGTCTCTCTAGCACTGACCCTCTTGCCGCAAAGCTGCACAGCATCCTCACTGATGAGGCGTTTGAGT481111–481190
29aKIAA0665 (2)*0.08 (0.85–1.14)CGCAACCTGAAGGAGCAGAACGAGGAGCTGAACGGGCAGATCATTACCCTCAGCATCCAGGGCGCCAA510466–510533
30aSOLH*0.08 (0.76–1.09)GTCAAGAAGTTCGTCAGCTGCGACGTCATGCTGGAGCCTGGCGAGTACGCTGTGGTGTGCTGCGCCTTCAACCA542420–542493
31aRAB40C*0.05 (0.92–1.09)CAGACAGGTGTGTGAGCGTACATTGCCCTCTCCAGCTTCACAAACAAATGAGTCATCGAAGTGACC583598–583663
32aWFIKKN1*0.06 (0.85–1.11)CGAGGACGTGCTCAAGGATGACAAGATGGGCCTCAAGTTCTTGGGCACCAAGTACCTGGAGG623788–623849
33aRHBDL1*0.07 (0.86–1.10)GATGAGCCAGGCCTAGGTGTCTACAAGCGGTTTGTGCGTTACGTGGCCTACGAGATCCTG666751–666810
34ac16orf25*0.05 (0.89–1.09)GTGCTGGTCCACGTACTCCTGTAGCTCAGAAAGTTGCTCTTCAGCCATCGTG712920–712982
35aMSLN (ATR-16)0.07 (0.85–1.14)CTGAGGACATTCGCAAGTGGAATGTGACGTCCCTGGAGACCCTGAAGGCTTTGCTTGAAGTCAACAAAGGGCACGA756403–756478