The molecular characterization of Gaucher disease in South Africa

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 78-84

  Morar, Bharti ^a,b   Lane, Anthony B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gaucher disease; Glucocerebrosidase; Mutations; PCR SSCP

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; GAUCHER DISEASE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; JEW; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEGRO; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0029989885     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1996.tb02352.x     Document Type: Article

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