Haemochromatosis mutations in North-East Scotland

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 385-387

  Miedzybrodzka, Z ^a   Loughlin, S ^b   Baty, D ^b   Terron, A ^b   Kelly, K ^b   Dean, J ^b   Greaves, M ^b   Pippard, M ^b   Haites, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

C282Y; H63D; Haemochromatosis; HFE; Mutation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MUTATION; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0032879932     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01554.x     Document Type: Article

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