Frequency and spectrum of hemochromatosis mutations in Tunisia

Hematology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 433-435

  Zorai, Amine ^a   Harteveld, Cornelis L ^b   Rachdi, Radhouane ^c   Dellagi, Koussay ^a   Abbes, Salem ^a   Delbini, Paola ^d   Giordano, Piero C ^b  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MILITARY HOSPITAL OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

C282Y; H63D; Hemochromatosis; Mutations; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; HFE PROTEIN; IRON; THYMINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUNISIA; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; EXONS; GENE FREQUENCY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; TUNISIA;

EID: 0345874508     PISSN: 14664860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.thj.6200337     Document Type: Article

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