Common G6PD variant from Saudi population and its prevalence

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 654-656

  Al Ali, A K ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FAVISM; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN VARIANT; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0030497637     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1996.654     Document Type: Article

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