Identification of forty cases with alkaptonuria in one village in Jordan

Rheumatology International

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3737-3740

  Al Sbou, Mohammed ^a   Mwafi, Nesrin ^a   Lubad, Mohammad Abu ^a  

^a MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Homogentisic acid; Ochronosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALKAPTONURIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALKAPTONURIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84872267115     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-2219-x     Document Type: Article

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