Application of medical genetics in Turkey

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 353-359

  Tunçbilek, Ergül ^a   Özgüç, Meral ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Congenital malformations; Consanguinity; Genetic services; Genetic training; Medical genetics; Population genetics; Population structure genetic; Testing

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONSANGUINITY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOWN SYNDROME; FETUS DISEASE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL GENETICS; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEWBORN SCREENING; PHENYLKETONURIA; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; SOCIAL SECURITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

CONSANGUINITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; TURKEY;

EID: 38349011394     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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