Porphyria cutanea tarda in Brazilian patients: Association with hemochromatosis C282Y mutation and hepatitis C virus infection

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3516-3521

  Martinelli, Ana L C ^a   Zago, Marco A ^b   Roselino, Ana M F ^b   Filho, Antonio B ^b   Villanova, Marcia G ^b   Secaf, Marie ^b   Tavella, Marli H ^b   Ramalho, Leandra N Z ^b   Zucoloto, Sérgio ^b   Franco, Rendrik F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Blood Centre of Ribeirão Preto FUNDHERP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DNA; FERRITIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN; UROPORPHYRIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MUTATION; PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA;

EID: 0033638582     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)02162-6     Document Type: Article

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