Global prevalence of putative haemochromatosis mutations

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 275-278

  Merryweather Clarke, Alison T ^a   Pointon, Jennifer J ^a   Shearman, Jeremy D ^a   Robson, Kathryn J H ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemochromatosis; HLA H; North European Celtic populations

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; HISTIDINE; HLA ANTIGEN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; TYROSINE;

AFRICA; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ASIA; DISORDERS OF METAL METABOLISM; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRELAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 0030923653     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.4.275     Document Type: Article

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