Screening for hereditary hemochromatosis: Are DNA-based tests the answer?

Molecular Medicine Today

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 428-430

  Burke, Wylie ^a   Franks, Adele L ^b   Bradley, Linda A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Prudential Ctr for Hlth Care Res   (United States)

^c FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ARTHRITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART FAILURE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; IMPOTENCE; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0032831005     PISSN: 13574310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-4310(99)01578-6     Document Type: Note

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