The molecular basis of C6 deficiency in the western Cape, South Africa

Human Genetics

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 506-512

  Hobart, Michael J ^a,c   Fernie, Barbara A ^a,d   Fijen, Kees A P M J ^b   Orren, Ann ^a,e  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C6; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C7; DNA MARKER;

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; DELETION MUTANT; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

BASE SEQUENCE; COMPLEMENT C6; EXONS; GENETIC MARKERS; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031784829     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050858     Document Type: Article

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