Geographical distribution of HFE C282Y and H63D mutation in Spain [2];Distribución geográfica de las mutaciones del gen HFE en España

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 125, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 794-795

  Ropero Gradilla, Paloma ^a   González Fernández, Fernando A ^a   Briceño Polacre, Olga ^a   Villegas Martínez, Ana ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HFE GENE; LETTER; SPAIN;

EID: 29944438576     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(05)72193-x     Document Type: Letter

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