Molecular genetic testing for adult-onset disorders: The evolving laboratory, physician, patient interface

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-27

  Acton, Ronald T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

family history; genetic risk assessment; human genome; predictive testing

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; ONSET AGE; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ACCREDITATION; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LABORATORIES; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PEDIGREE;

EID: 0031029230     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2825(1997)11:1<23::AID-JCLA5>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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