Metabolic disorders in the center of genetic medicine

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 353, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 1968-1970

  Levy, Harvey L ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; GENETICS; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEWBORN SCREENING; PHENYLKETONURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC, INBORN; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MUTATION; PHENYLKETONURIAS;

EID: 27644474626     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe058227     Document Type: Editorial

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