Wilson's disease in Israel: a genetic and epidemiological study.

doi:10.1111/j.1469-1809.1990.tb00372.x

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Wilson's disease in Israel: a genetic and epidemiological study.

Annals of human genetics - 1 May 1990

Bonné-Tamir B, Frydman M, Agger M S, Bekeer R, Bowcock A M, Hebert J M, Cavalli-Sforza L L, Farrer L A

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Clinical and family history data on persons affected with Wilson disease (WD) living in Israel between 1958 and 1984 were ascertained from the literature, hospital records and neurological and gastroenterological clinics. From this population of 51 families, representing a diversity of Middle Eas...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Ethnicity
Female
Gene Frequency
Genotype
Hepatolenticular Degeneration
Heterozygote
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Israel
Jews
Male

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