The frequency of hemochromatosis-associated alleles is increased in British patients with sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda

Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 159-161

  Roberts, Andrew G ^a   Whatley, Sharon D ^a   Nicklin, Stuart ^a   Worwood, Mark ^a   Pointon, Jennifer J ^b   Stone, Caroline ^b   Elder, George H ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A3 ANTIGEN; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDEROSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031022078     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510250129     Document Type: Article

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