A novel frame-shift deletion causing analbuminaemia in an Italian paediatric patient

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-284

  Dagnino, M ^a   Caridi, G ^a   Marsciani, M ^b   Bettocchi, I ^b   Tassinari, D ^b   Bernardi, F ^b   Chiodo, F ^b   Campagnoli, M ^c   Galliano, M ^c   Minchiotti, L ^c  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analbuminaemia; DNA sequence; Heteroduplex analysis; Human serum albumin; Mutations; Single strand conformation polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANALBUMINEMIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

CHILD; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXONS; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; HUMANS; ITALY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 77649215775     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2010.02256.x     Document Type: Article

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