Frequency and biochemical expression of C282Y/H63D hemochromatosis (HFE) gene mutations in the healthy adult population in Italy

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 523-528

  Cassanelli, Stefano ^a   Pignatti, Elisa ^a   Montosi, Giuliana ^a   Garuti, Cinzia ^a   Mariano, Maria ^a   Campioli, Daniele ^a   Carbonieri, Anna ^a   Baldini, Erasmo ^a   Pietrangelo, Antonello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

C282Y; Ferritin; Hemochromatosis; HFE gene; Transferrin saturation

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; REFERENCE VALUES; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0035064272     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00035-6     Document Type: Article

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