The GM2 gangliosidoses databases: Allelic variation at the HEXA, HEXB, and GM2A gene loci

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 319-327

  Cordeiro, P ^a   Hechtman, P ^a   Kaplan, F ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

GM2 gangliosidoses; Hexosaminidase; Locus specific databases

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GM2 GANGLIOSIDOSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SANDHOFF DISEASE; TAY SACHS DISEASE; ALLELE; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; FACTUAL DATABASE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MUTATION;

BETA N ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE; ISOENZYME;

ALLELES; BETA-N-ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE; CANADA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GANGLIOSIDOSES, GM2; HUMANS; INTERNET; ISOENZYMES; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SANDHOFF DISEASE; TAY-SACHS DISEASE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034353085     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125817-200011000-00003     Document Type: Review

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