1. Tay-Sachs disease: From clinical description to molecular defect

Advances in Genetics

Volumn 44, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-9

  Kaback, Michael M ^a   Desnick, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; TAY SACHS DISEASE;

HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; TAY-SACHS DISEASE;

EID: 0035236766     PISSN: 00652660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2660(01)44065-x     Document Type: Review

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