Huntington's disease in two New Britain families.

نویسنده

  • E M Scrimgeour
چکیده

In East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, two Melanesian families were studied in which the typical features of Hungtington's disease were observed in clinically affected members. Mendelian autosomal dominant inheritance was indicated by the respective family trees.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of medical genetics

دوره 17 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1980