Prevalence of the Cys282Tyr and His63Asp HFE gene mutations in Spanish patients with hereditary hemochromatosis and in controls

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 725-728

  Sánchez, Mayka ^a   Bruguera, Miquel ^a   Bosch, Jaume ^a   Rodés, Joan ^a   Ballesta, Francisca ^a   Oliva, Rafael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cys282Tyr mutation; Hemochromatosis; HFE gene; Iron overload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

EID: 17044442568     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(98)80252-3     Document Type: Article

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