Hereditary hemochromatosis: Impact of molecular and iron-based testing on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of a common, chronic disease

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1053-1059

  Press, Richard D ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; PHLEBOTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IRON; LIVER; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION, MISSENSE;

EID: 0032697718     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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