Molecular diagnosis of cystic fibrosis in South African populations [5]

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 518-519

  Goldman, A ^a   Graf, C ^a   Ramsay, M ^a   Leisegang, F ^b   Westwood, A T R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEGRO; POPULATION GENETICS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SWEAT TEST;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0042661269     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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