Frequency of primary iron overload and HFE gene mutations (C282Y, H63D and S65C) in chronic liver disease patients in north India

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2956-2959

  Dhillon, Barjinderjit Kaur ^a   Das, Reena ^a   Garewal, Gurjeewan ^a   Chawla, Yogesh ^b   Dhiman, R K ^b   Das, Ashim ^a   Duseja, Ajay ^b   Chandak, G R ^c  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Department of Hepatology ^*  (India)

^c CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

C282Y; H63D; HFE gene mutations; Population genetics; S65C

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROPORTIN 1; HEMOJUVELIN; HEPCIDIN; HFE PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR 2;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INDIA; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; POPULATION GENETICS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 34447116520     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i21.2956     Document Type: Article

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