Population screening for haemochromatosis

Gut

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 301-303

  Adams, P C ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; MASS SCREENING; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0034078691     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.46.3.301     Document Type: Article

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