Diagnosis of sickle cell disease in Venezuela by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR);Aplicación de la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR) en el diagnóstico de la anemia falciforme en Venezuela

Sangre

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-66

  Martinez, José ^a   Blanco, Zorella ^b   Hakshaw, Patrick ^c   Moreno, Nancy ^b,d  

^a Universidad Pedagogica Experimental Libertador   (Venezuela)

^b Univ Carabobo Nucleo Aragua Marcay   (Venezuela)

^c Hospital Central de Maracay   (Venezuela)

^d NONE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBIN;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; VENEZUELA;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; GLOBINS; HUMANS; NEONATAL SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0031993715     PISSN: 00364355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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