Molecular characterization of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 814-816

  Al Ali, Amein ^a   Al Mustafa, Zaki H ^a   Al Madan, Mohammed ^a   Qaw, Foad ^a   Al Ateeq, Suad ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Favism; Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD; Mediterranean; Mutations; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAVISM; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SAUDI ARABIA; BLOOD; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; POINT MUTATION;

FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; MALE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0036381724     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2002.141     Document Type: Article

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