A case of Wolfram syndrome in triplets: Some newly recognized features

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 132-134

  Jarrah, Nadim S ^b   El Shanti, Hatem ^b   Shennak, Mustafa M ^b   Ajlouni, Kamel M ^a  

^a National Center for Diabetes Endocrinology and Genetics Jordan   (Jordan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; WOLFRAM SYNDROME;

EID: 0032787111     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1999.132     Document Type: Article

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