Molecular analysis of δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) gene polymorphism in a Turkish population

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 461-467

  Süzen, Halit Sinan ^a   Duydu, Yalçin ^a   Aydin, Ahmet ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ALAD polymorphism; PCR RFLP; Turkish population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ALLELES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TURKEY;

EID: 5444258722     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIGI.0000043988.79625.89     Document Type: Article

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