Mucolipidosis type IV: The origin of the disease in the Ashkenazi Jewish population

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 496-498

  Raas Rothschild, Annick ^c   Bargal, Ruth ^c   DellaPergola, Sergio ^a   Zeigler, Marcia ^c   Bach, Gideon ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Ashkenazi Jews; Founder; Mucolipidosis type IV; Origin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EUROPE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; JEW; LITHUANIA; LYSOSOME STORAGE DISEASE; MUCOLIPIDOSIS; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGIOUS GROUP;

EID: 0033022327     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200277     Document Type: Article

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