Erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Poland - a study on the 563 and 1311 mutations of the G6PD gene

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-24

  Jabłońska Skwiecińska, Ewa ^a   Zimowski, Janusz G ^b   Kłopocka, Jolanta ^a   Bisko, Mariola ^b   Hoffman Zacharska, Dorota ^b   Zaremba, Jacek ^b  

^a MEDICAL CENTER FOR POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Favism in Poland; G6PD deficiency; Mutation 1311(T); Mutation 563(T)

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE ENZYME; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; EASTERN EUROPE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; GREECE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLAND; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILENT GENE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0030949568     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000484727     Document Type: Article

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