Genotyping as a diagnostic aid in genetic haemochromatosis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 427-430

  Rossi, Enrico ^a   Henderson, Sandra ^b   Chin, Christine Y B ^a   Olynyk, John ^b   Beilby, John P ^a   Reed, William D ^b   Jeffrey, Gary P ^b  

^a PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Haemochromatosis; HFE

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATION RATE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032988517     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.1999.01884.x     Document Type: Article

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