Customised molecular diagnosis of Primary Immune Deficiency disorders in New Zealand: An efficient strategy for a small developed country

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1304, 2009, Pages 46-53

  Ameratunga, Rohan ^a   Woon, See Tarn ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; WILD TYPE;

CELL LINE; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; NEW ZEALAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 70449516737     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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