Carrier frequency of the Bloom syndrome blm(Ash) mutation in the Ashkenazi Jewish population

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 286-290

  Li, Lei ^a   Eng, Christine ^a   Desnick, Robert J ^a   German, James ^b   Ellis, Nathan A ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloom syndrome; Carrier screening; Founder effect; Genetic testing; Jewish genetic disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOM SYNDROME; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; JEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031678636     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mgme.1998.2733     Document Type: Article

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