Pyruvate kinase deficiency in a South African kindred caused by a 1529A mutation in the PK-LR gene

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 456-457

  Durand, Pierre M ^a   Coetzer, Theresa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; FLUNARIZINE; GENOMIC DNA; INDINAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; PYRUVATE KINASE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; CASE REPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEMOLYSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JAUNDICE; LETTER; MIGRAINE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PYRUVATE KINASE DEFICIENCY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETICULOCYTOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUTATION; PYRUVATE KINASE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 46249119339     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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