The hemochromatosis 845 G→A and 187 C→G mutations: Prevalence in non- Caucasian populations

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1403-1407

  Cullen, Lara M ^a   Gao, Xiaojiang ^b   Easteal, Simon ^b   Jazwinska, Elizabeth C ^a,c  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Biology and Environment   (Australia)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALOID RACE; CHINESE; DEATH; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HLA MATCHING; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRON METABOLISM; IRON OVERLOAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031778690     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301878     Document Type: Article

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