Genetic disorders among Palestinian Arabs: 3. Autosomal recessive disorders in a single village

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 343-345

  Shalev, S ^a,b   Habiballah, H ^b   Barjes, S ^c   Zlotogora, Joel ^c,d  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Kupat Holim Sick Fund   (Israel)

^d SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arabs; Autosomal recessive; Consanguinity; Isolates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALESTINE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARABS; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; ISRAEL;

EID: 0343183239     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20000619)92:5<343::AID-AJMG9>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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