Hemochromatosis gene variants in three different ethnic populations: Effects of admixture for screening programs

Human Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 145-151

  Pereira, A C ^a   Mota, G F A ^a   Krieger, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Admixture; Brazil; Hemochromatosis; HFE; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035055488     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2001.0009     Document Type: Article

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