Factor IX gene haplotypes in Amerindians

Human Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-9

  Franco, Rendrik F ^a   Araújo, Amélia G ^a   Zago, Marco A ^a   Guerreiro, João F ^b   Figueiredo, Mauro S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9;

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE;

BRAZIL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACTOR IX; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 1842366713     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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