Recently available techniques applicable to genetic problems in the Middle East

Community Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-47

  Ozand, Pinar T ^a   Al Odaib, Ali ^a   Sakati, Nadia ^a   Al Hellani, Ali M ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Genetic diseases; Inherited metabolic diseases; Middle East

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA MICROARRAY; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; KARYOTYPING; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KARYOTYPING; MICROCHIP ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES; MIDDLE EAST; NEONATAL SCREENING; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 17244375453     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083338     Document Type: Conference Paper

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