Carrier detection by microsatellite haplotyping in 10 properdin type 1-deficient families

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 902-906

  Fijen, C A P ^c,d   Van Den Bogaard, R ^a   Daha, M R ^b   Dankert, J ^c,d   Mannens, M ^a   Kuijper, E J ^c,d  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complement; DNA; Meningococci; Neisseria meningitidis; Properdin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; DNA; PROPERDIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME SATELLITE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029836570     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.1996.tb02136.x     Document Type: Article

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