Positive diepoxybutane test in only one of two brothers found to be compound heterozygotes for Fanconi's anaemia complementation group C mutations

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 813-816

  Dokal, I ^a   Chase, A ^a   Morgan, N V ^b   Coulthard, S ^a   Hall, G ^a   Mathew, C G ^b   Roberts, I ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complementation group C; diepoxybutane test; Fanconi's anaemia

Indexed keywords

BUTADIENE DIEPOXIDE; MITOMYCIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FANCONI ANEMIA; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 8944237010     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1726.x     Document Type: Article

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