Identification and analysis of mutations of the Wilson disease gene in Chinese population

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-43

  Wu, Zhiying ^a   Wang, Ning ^a   Murong, Shenxing ^a   Lin, Minting ^a  

^a FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene diagnosis; Mutation; Wilson disease

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; WILSON DISEASE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MUTATION; WILSON DISEASE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION;

EID: 0033993020     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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