Hereditary hyperferritinaemia cataract syndrome: Does it exist in Switzerland?

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 130, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 324-328

  Rosochova, J ^a   Kapetanios, A ^a   Pournaras, C ^a   Vadas, L ^a   Samii, K ^a   Beris, P ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cataract; Hyperferritinaemia; Iron metabolism

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERFERRITINEMIA; IRON METABOLISM; IRON RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; MALE; SWITZERLAND;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON METABOLISM DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SWITZERLAND; SYNDROME;

EID: 0034603356     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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