Genetic contribution to high neonatally lethal malformation rate in the United Arab Emirates

Community Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-34

  Dawodu, A ^a,e   Al Gazali, L ^a   Varady, E ^b   Varghese, M ^c   Nath, K ^d   Rajan, V ^d  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^c Oasis Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

^d AL AIN HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^e CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Lethal malformations; Neonates; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 17244383279     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083335     Document Type: Conference Paper

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