Haptoglobin phenotype 2-2 overrepresentation in Cys282Tyr hemochromatotic patients

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 707-711

  Van Vlierberghe, Hans ^a   Langlois, Michel ^a   Delanghe, Joris ^a   Horsmans, Yves ^b   Michielsen, Peter ^c   Henrion, Jean ^d   Cartuyvels, René ^e   Billiet, Johan ^f   De Vos, Martine ^a   Leroux Roels, Geert ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d Hospital de Jolimont   (Belgium)

^e VIRGA JESSE HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f General Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Haptoglobin phenotype; Hemochromatosis

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HAPTOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPTOGLOBINS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0035742771     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00203-3     Document Type: Article

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