Homozygosity for transferrin receptor-2 Y250X mutation induces early iron overload

Haematologica

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 359-360

  Piperno, Alberto ^a   Roetto, Antonella ^b   Mariani, Raffaella ^a   Pelucchi, Sara ^a   Corengia, Chiara ^a   Daraio, Filomena ^b   Piga, Antonio ^b   Garozzo, Giovanni ^c   Camaschella, Clara ^b  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Iron overload; Transferrin receptor 2; Y250X mutation

Indexed keywords

IRON; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; GENE MUTATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRON BALANCE; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; RECEPTOR GENE; Y250X GENE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; POINT MUTATION; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 1942445099     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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