FINDbase: A relational database recording frequencies of genetic defects leading to inherited disorders worldwide

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  van Baal, Sjozef ^a   Kaimakis, Polynikis ^a   Phommarinh, Manyphong ^b   Koumbi, Daphne ^c   Cuppens, Harry ^d   Riccardino, Francesca ^e   Macek Jr , Milan ^f   Scriver, Charles R ^b   Patrinos, George P ^a,g  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^g Asclepion Genetics   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FREQUENCY OF INHERITED DISORDERS DATABASE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC DISORDER; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHENYLKETONURIA; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DATABASES, GENETIC; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; INTERNET; MUTATION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33846032933     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl934     Document Type: Article

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