A clinical and genetic study of 56 Saudi Wilson disease patients: Identification of Saudi-specific mutations

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-124

  Al Jumah, M ^a   Majumdar, R ^a   Al Rajeh, S ^a   Awada, A ^a   Al Zaben, A ^a   Al Traif, I ^a   Al Jumah, A R ^a   Rehana, Z ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

ATP7B gene; Mutation; Saudi patients; Wilson disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATP7B GENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SCREENING; WILSON DISEASE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXONS; FEMALE; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 1242269899     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1351-5101.2003.00729.x     Document Type: Article

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