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Figure 1c. is with numeric error. The error can not result in any change of discussion and conclusion. The proper figures corresponding to Fig 1c are in supplement file, see figure 5 and 6.
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This project was supported by funding from the natural science foundation of Guangdong Province (2016A030310037), the Shenzhen Peacock Program scientific research start-up foundation (yz), the Special Fund for BGI-Yunnan’s High Throughput Sequencing Platform (Yunnan Province 2013DA008, P.R. China), the Research of High Throughput Sequencing Technology in the Application of Prevention and Control of the Mediterranean Anemia High-risk Groups (Yunnan Province 2014FC003, P.R. China), the Construction of China National Genebank (Yunnan Genebank) (Yunnan Province, 2015DA008, P.R. China), the Cultivation of Backup Young and Middle-aged Academic Technology Leaders in Yunnan Province (Yunnan Province 2014HB053, P.R. China), the Fund of National Natural Science Foundation (81260415 and 31500940, P.R. China), the National Key Research and Development Program: Precision Medical Research (2016YFC0900503, P.R. China), Application research on the early diagnosis and early treatment of Xuanwei lung cancer in Qujing city based on the genomics technology (2016RA037, P.R. China), and Application of the novel detection and service system for cervical cancer (HPV High-throughput sequencing technology) in Dehong (2016RA038, P.R.China).
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Zhao, Y., Guan, S., Song, W. et al. Relative abundance of β-thalassemia-related mutations in southern China correlates with geographical coordinates. Ann Hematol 96, 1961–1963 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-3101-z
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