Frequency of the G6PD nt 1311 C/T polymorphism in English and Iranian populations: Relevance to studies of X chromosome inactivation

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1028-1029

  Mortazavi, Y ^a   Chopra, R ^a   Gordon Smith, E C ^a   Rutherford, T R ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

G6PD; nt 1311 C T polymorphism; X chromosome inactivation

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; IRAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; UNITED KINGDOM; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 0030859725     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.12.1028     Document Type: Article

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