Genetic linkage study of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) to 16p13.3 and evidence for genetic heterogeneity in the Turkish population

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 573-578

  Akarsu, A Nurten ^a   Saatci, Umit ^b   Ozen, Seza ^b   Bakkaloglu, Aysin ^b   Besbas, Nesrin ^b   Sarfarazi, Mansoor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

16p13.3; Familial Mediterranean fever; Genetic linkage; Turkish population

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 16P; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0030875991     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.7.573     Document Type: Article

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