Arylsulfatase A pseudodeficiency incidence in Turkey

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-117

  Emre, Serap ^a   Topçu, Meral ^a   Terzioǧlu, Mügen ^a   Renda, Yavuz ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arylsulfatase A; Metachromatic leukodystrophy; Pseudodeficiency

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSIDE SULFATASE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CEREBROSIDE-SULFATASE; CHILD; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEUKODYSTROPHY, METACHROMATIC; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURKEY;

EID: 0034170437     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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