Frequency of hemochromatosis C282Y and H63D mutations in Sardinia

Genetic Testing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 327-329

  Melis, Maria Antonietta ^a   Cau, Milena ^a   Congiu, Rita ^a   Ruvoletto, Livia ^a   Cao, Antonio ^a   Galanello, Renzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HFE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MUTATION RATE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 0036916540     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10906570260471886     Document Type: Article

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