Two novel missense mutations of the HFE gene (I105T and G93R) and identification of the S65C mutation in Alabama hemochromatosis probands

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 147-155

  Barton, James C ^a   Sawada Hirai, Ritsuko ^b   Rothenberg, Barry E ^c   Acton, Ronald T ^c  

^a SOUTHERN IRON DISORDERS CENTER   (United States)

^b Billups Rothenberg Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemochromatosis; HFE; Iron overload; Major histocompatibility region; Missense mutation

Indexed keywords

HLA A2 ANTIGEN; HLA A3 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALLELISM; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; INTRON; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033150066     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcmd.1999.0240     Document Type: Article

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