Dual diagnoses of hereditary hyperferritinaemia-cataract syndrome and hereditary haemochromatosis

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 357-359

  Hughes, M ^a,b   Vosylius, P ^a  

^a NHS AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN   (United Kingdom)

^b CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemochromatosis; Hereditary hyperferritinaemia cataract syndrome; HFE; Hyperferritinaemia; Iron

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 6; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEREDITARY HYPERFERRITINEMIA CATARACT SYNDROME; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CATARACT; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; IRON METABOLISM DISORDERS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; POINT MUTATION; SYNDROME;

EID: 33749028448     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: 13652257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2006.00824.x     Document Type: Article

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