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Consanguinity, endogamy, and genetic disorders in Tunisia

✍ Scribed by Ben Halim, Nizar; Ben Alaya Bouafif, Nissaf; Romdhane, Lilia; Kefi Ben Atig, Rym; Chouchane, Ibtissem; Bouyacoub, Yosra; Arfa, Imen; Cherif, Wafa; Nouira, Sonia; Talmoudi, Faten; Lasram, Khaled; Hsouna, Sana; Ghazouani, Welid; Azaiez, Hela; El Matri, Leila; Abid, Abdelmajid; Tebib, Neji; Ben Dridi, Marie-Françoise; Kachboura, Salem; Amouri, Ahlem; Mokni, Mourad; Ben Arab, Saida; Dellagi, Koussay; Abdelhak, Sonia

Book ID
118175673
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
2012
Tongue
English
Weight
225 KB
Volume
4
Category
Article
ISSN
1868-310X

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