Wolman disease (LIPA p.G87V) genotype frequency in people of Iranian-Jewish ancestry

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 395-398

  Valles Ayoub, Yadira ^a,e   Esfandiarifard, Saghi ^a   No, Daniel ^a,b   Sinai, Pedram ^a   Khokher, Zeshan ^a,b   Kohan, Melody ^c   Kahen, Tanaz ^d   Darvish, Daniel ^a  

^a HIBM Research Group   (United States)

^b Los Angeles Mission College   (United States)

^c Certified Genetic Counselor   (United States)

^d Perlow Medical Corporation   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID LIPASE; DNA;

ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRAN; JEW; MIDDLE EAST; NEWBORN; RISK; VALIDATION STUDY; WOLMAN DISEASE;

GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINES; IRAN; JEWS; LIVER; LOS ANGELES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPLEEN; WOLMAN DISEASE;

EID: 79959236090     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2010.0203     Document Type: Article

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