Diagnosis of hemochromatosis in family members of probands: A comparison of phenotyping and HFE genotyping

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 89-93

  Barton, James C ^a  

^a Brookwood Medical Center Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic counseling; Hemochromatosis; HFE mutation; Iron overload

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HFE PROTEIN, HUMAN; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; IRON; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE;

ADULT; AGED; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, MHC CLASS I; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0033086244     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125817-199903000-00005     Document Type: Article

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