Gaucher's disease: Genetic counselling and population screening

Bailliere's Clinical Haematology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 779-792

  Levy Lahad, E ^a   Zimran, A ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gaucher's disease; Genetic counselling; Genotype phenotype correlation; Population screening; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSYLCERAMIDASE; LEUKOCYTE ENZYME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FETUS; FIBROBLAST; GAUCHER DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031451104     PISSN: 09503536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-3536(97)80040-6     Document Type: Article

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