A985G mutation incidence in the medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) gene in Brazil

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 487-493

  Ferreira, A C S ^a,b   Orlandi, M P A ^a   Oliveira, V C ^a,b   Malta, F S V ^a   Caxito, F A ^a   Gomes, K B ^b   Valadares, E R ^b   Godard, A L B ^b  

^a Instituto Hermes Pardini   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

A985G mutation; Brazil; MCAD deficiency; Medium chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency; Molecular screening

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; MEDIUM CHAIN ACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIUM CHAIN ACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; MUTATION RATE; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649400466     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol8-2gmr579     Document Type: Article

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