Genetic epidemiology and heritability of vitiligo in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia

Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 119-125

  Alzolibani, Abdullateef ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Genetics; Saudi Arabia; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INBREEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; VITILIGO;

ADULT; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; GENES, RECESSIVE; HUMANS; MALE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; VITILIGO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350172924     PISSN: 13184458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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