Nine cases of Alkaptonuria in one family in southern Jordan

Rheumatology International

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 621-625

  Al Sbou, Mohammed ^a   Mwafi, Nesrin ^a  

^a MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Alkaptonuria; Arthritis; Homogentisic acid; Ochronosis

Indexed keywords

HOMOGENTISATE 1,2 DIOXYGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALKAPTONURIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; X RAY; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIGREE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALKAPTONURIA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863325890     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-010-1701-1     Document Type: Article

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