An Overview of Hereditary Diseases in Khuzestan Province, Southwest Iran

authors:

avatar Parisa Tahmasebi 1 , avatar Seyed Reza Kazemi Nezhad ORCID 1 , *

Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University , Ahvaz, IR Iran.
Gene, Cell and Tissue: Vol.2, issue 2; e29272
published online: April 1, 2015
article type: Editorial
received: February 15, 2015
revised: February 26, 2015
accepted: March 7, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17795/gct-29272

how to cite: Tahmasebi P, Kazemi Nezhad S R. An Overview of Hereditary Diseases in Khuzestan Province, Southwest Iran. Gene Cell Tissue. 2015;2(2):e29272. https://doi.org/10.17795/gct-29272.

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