Laboratory guidelines for huntington disease genetic testing

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1243-1247

  Nance, Martha A ^a  

^a PARK NICOLLET CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 0031971718     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301846     Document Type: Article

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