Identification of a novel gene and a common variant associated with uric acid nephrolithiasis in a Sardinian genetic isolate

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1479-1491

  Gianfrancesco, Fernando ^a,b   Esposito, Teresa ^a   Ombra, Maria Neve ^a   Forabosco, Paola ^a   Maninchedda, Giuseppe ^a   Fattorini, Mauro ^a   Casula, Stefania ^a,b   Vaccargiu, Simona ^a,b   Casu, Giuseppina ^a   Cardia, Francesco ^b   Deiana, Ivo ^c   Melis, Paola ^a   Falchi, Mario ^a   Pirastu, Mario ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Shardna Life Sciences   (Italy)

^c Osp Nostra Signora della Mercede   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENEALOGY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0037677728     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375628     Document Type: Article

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