The impact of genetic diseases on Jordanians: Strategies towards prevention

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2001, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-47

  El Shanti, Hatem ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; INBREEDING; INFANT MORTALITY; JORDAN; LETTER; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEWBORN SCREENING; POPULATION GENETICS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34249679670     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1110724301000092     Document Type: Letter

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