Multicentric origin of hemochromatosis gene (HFE) mutations

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1056-1062

  Rochette, J ^a   Pointon, J J ^b   Fisher, C A ^b   Perera, G ^c,e   Arambepola, M ^c   Kodikara Arichchi, D S ^c   De Silva, S ^d   Vandwalle, J L ^a   Monti, J P ^a   Old, J M ^b   Merryweather Clarke, A T ^b   Weatherall, D J ^b   Robson, K J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Anuradhapura General Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

^d Kurenegala General Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

^e NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; EUROPE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRI LANKA;

EID: 18344401294     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302318     Document Type: Article

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