Geographic distribution of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator gene mutations in Saudi Arabia

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1230-1235

  Banjar, H ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CFTR PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSANGUINITY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CONSANGUINITY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0033232142     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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