DNA diagnostics: Goals and challenges

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 325-339

  Mathew, Christopher G ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS;

EID: 0032834358     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0007142991902402     Document Type: Review

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