Novel mutations in sandhoff disease: A molecular analysis among Iranian cohort of infantile patients

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 112-118

  Aryan, H ^a   Aryani, O ^a   Banihashemi, K ^b   Zaman, T ^c   Houshmand, M ^d  

^a Special Medical Center Iran   (Iran)

^b Department of Basic Sciences   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

HEXB; Hexosaminidase activity; Infantile patients; Motor neuron disorder; Sandhoff disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858608327     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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