Two novel frame shift, recurrent and de novo mutations in the ITGB2 (CD18) gene causing leukocyte adhesion deficiency in a highly inbred North African population

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2001, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 114-121

  Fathallah, D M ^a   Jamal, T ^a   Barbouche, M R ^a   Bejaoui, M ^b   Hariz, M Ben ^c   Dellagi, K ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE GREFFE DE MOELLE OSSEUSE   (Tunisia)

^c MONGI SLIM HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD18 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INBRED STRAIN; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 0142141757     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1110724301000250     Document Type: Article

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