Phenylketonuria and the peoples of Northern Ireland

Human Genetics

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-194

  Zschocke, Johannes ^a   Mallory, J P ^b   Eiken, Hans G ^c   Nevin, Norman C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; PHENYLKETONURIA; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030753061     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050488     Document Type: Article

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