HFE mutations in the elderly

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 240-246

  Willis, Gavin ^a   Wimperis, Jennie Z ^a   Smith, Katy ^a   Fellows, Ian W ^a   Jennings, Barbara A ^b  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

187G; 193T; 845A; Ageing; C282Y; Elderly; H63D; Hemochromatosis; HFE; HLA H; Iron; Old; S65C

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HFE GENE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALCULATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELDERLY CARE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SENESCENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

HFE PROTEIN;

EID: 0347383866     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-9796(03)00158-X     Document Type: Article

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