An exceptional family with three consecutive generations affected by wilson disease

JIMD Reports

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-82

  Bennett, James T ^a   Schwarz, Kathleen B ^b   Swanson, Phillip D ^a   Hahn, Si Houn ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University Medical Institutions ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atp7b gene; Autosomal recessive disorder; Carrier frequency; Consecutive generation; Wilson disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900031862     PISSN: 21928304     EISSN: 21928312     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/8904_2012_206     Document Type: Chapter

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