Frequency of Fanconi anemia in Brazil and efficacy of screening for the FANCA 3788-3790del mutation

Frequency of Fanconi anemia in Brazil and efficacy of screening for the FANCA 3788-3790del mutation

Fanconi anemia (FA) is an autosomal recessive genetic disease characterized by progressive bone marrow failure, susceptibility to cancer and multiple congenital anomalies. There is important clinical variability among patients and the knowledge of factors which might predict outcome would greatly he...

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Main Authors: N. Magdalena, D.V. Pilonetto, M.A. Bitencourt, N.F. Pereira, R.C. Ribeiro, M. Jeng, R. Pasquini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2005-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Fanconi anemia
FANCA
3788-3790del mutation
Genetic screening
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