A prevalence study of ataxia telangiectasia was conducted in the West Midlands, with a population of over 5 million. The prevalence in those aged 50 or less was found to be 1 in 514,000 and the birth frequency to be about 1 in 300,000. A genetic study of 47 families ascertained throughout the United
Ataxia telangiectasia in identical twins: unusual features
✍ Scribed by C. M. Meshram; I. M. S. Sawhney; S. Prabhakar; J. S. Chopra
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 212 KB
- Volume
- 233
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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