Molecular characterization of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in the Fars province of Iran

Haematologica

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 346-347

  Karimi, Mehran ^a   Di Mantemuras, Franco Martinez ^c   Danielli, María Gabriella ^c   Farjadian, Shirin ^b   Afrasiabi, Abdolreza ^a   Fiorelli, Gemino ^c   Cappellini, Maria Domenica ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

G6PD deficiency; G6PD mutations; Iran; Molecular characterization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; GENE MUTATION; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; IRAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAN; MALE; MUTATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0347296210     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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