DNA haplotypes of the complement C6 and C7 genes associated with deficiencies of the seventh component; And a new DNA polymorphism in C7 exon 13

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 287-298

  Fernie, B A ^a   Orren, A ^b   Schlesinger, M ^c   Wurzner R ^d   Platonov, A E ^e   Cooper, R C ^f   Williams, Y E ^g   Hobart, M J ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^e Central Research Institute of Epidemiology   (Russian Federation)

^f STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^g ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C6; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C7;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 5; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; FEMALE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRELAND; ISRAEL; MALE; MARKER GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

CHILD; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 5; COMPLEMENT C6; COMPLEMENT C7; EXONS; FEMALE; GENES; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 0030659814     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003480097006234     Document Type: Article

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