Hereditary hemochromatosis without organ damage: A rescue resource for blood supply?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1419-1420

  Casella, Giovanni ^a   Biella, Angelo ^a,b   Signorini, Stefano ^a   Tramacere, PierLuigi ^a   Baldini, Vittorio ^a  

^a DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b AVIS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BLOOD DONOR; GENETIC DISORDER; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEREDITARY HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; ORGAN INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCREENING;

BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 10344234764     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200412000-00030     Document Type: Letter

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