Genetic hemochromatosis is a rare disease entity among French Basques: A center-based study from the General Hospital of Basque Country

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 472-473

  Clancy, Robert R ^a,b,c   McGaurn, Susan A ^a,b,c   Wernovsky, Gil ^a,b,c   Spray, Thomas L ^a,b,c   Norwood, William I ^a,e,f   Jacobs, Marshall L ^a,g,h   Murphy, John D ^a,e,f   Gaynor, J William ^a,b,c   Goin, James E ^a,d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^e NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^f THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^h DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Basques; C282Y mutation; H63D mutation; Hereditary hemochromatosis; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENETIC DISORDER; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION;

EID: 0034883002     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002770100326     Document Type: Article

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