Haemochromatosis: A gene at last?

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 148-151

  Robson, Kathryn J H ^a   Shearman, Jeremy D ^b   Merryweather Clarke, Alison T ^b   Pointon, Jennifer J ^b   Rosenberg, William M ^b   Walker, Ann P ^b   Dooley, James S ^b   Bomford, Adrian ^b   Raha Chowdhury, Ruma ^b   Worwood, Mark ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Genetic mapping; Haemochromatosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 16944362318     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.2.148     Document Type: Article

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