Prevalence of the 985A > G mutation in the medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) gene in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 289-291

  Johansson, A ^a   Guthenberg, C ^a   Ahlman H ^a   Von Dobeln U ^a   Hagenfeldt, L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fatty acid oxidation

Indexed keywords

MEDIUM CHAIN ACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032769382     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365519950185652     Document Type: Article

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