Common autosomal recessive diseases in Oman derived from a hospital-based registry

Community Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-30

  Rajab, A ^a   Bappal, B ^b   Al Shaikh, H ^b   Al Khusaibi, S ^b   Mohammed, A J ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Autosomal recessive disorders; Birth prevalence; Sultanate of Oman

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL CARRYING CAPACITY; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC ISOLATION BY DISTANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OMAN; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 17244364903     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083334     Document Type: Conference Paper

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