Allele frequencies of hereditary hemochromatosis gene mutations in a local population of west Brittany

Human Genetics

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 332-333

  Jezequel P ^a   Bargain, M ^a   Lellouche, F ^a   Geffroy, F ^a   Dorval, I ^a  

^a Laënnec Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FRANCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; POINT MUTATION;

EID: 2642610289     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050701     Document Type: Article

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