Analysis of hemochromatosis gene mutations in 52 consecutive patients with polycythemia vera

Hematology

Volumn 9, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 413-414

  Franchini, Massimo ^a,c   de Matteis, Giovanna ^a   Federici, Francesca ^a   Solero, Pietro ^a   Veneri, Dino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin; Hereditary hemochromatosis; Iron; Polycythemia vera

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE PARAMETERS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; POINT MUTATION; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 12344283636     PISSN: 10245332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10245330400001934     Document Type: Review

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