Screening for Familial Mediterranean Fever M694V and V726A Mutations in the Greek Population

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-293

  Gkretsi, Vasiliki ^a,b   Deltas, Constantinos ^c   Yapijakis, Christos ^d   Lamnissou, Klea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH CENTER ALEXANDER FLEMING   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GREECE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LETTER; MUTATION; POPULATION GENETICS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS, POPULATION; GREECE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 67651034410     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2008.0101     Document Type: Article

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