Genotype-phenotype correlation in a Spanish population homozygous for the H63D mutation of the HFE gene [3]

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 340-342

  Remacha, Angel F ^a,b   Sardà, M Pilar ^a,b   Barceló, M Jesús ^a,b   Bach, Vanessa ^a,b   Altès, Albert ^a,b   Baiget, Montserrat ^a,b   Guarner, Carlos ^a,b   Blesa, Irene ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^b Hospital Espirit Sant   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEPCIDIN; IRON;

BIOCHEMISTRY; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; PHLEBOTOMY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33646712952     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-006-0092-6     Document Type: Letter

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