Analysis of the HFE gene (C282Y, H63D and S65C) mutations in a general Chinese Han population

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 252-255

  Lin, A ^a   Yan, W H ^a   Xu, H H ^a   Zhu, M ^a   Zhou, M Y ^a  

^a TAIZHOU HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Hemochromatosis; HFE gene; Mutation

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; HEMOCHROMATOSIS PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CHINA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34547103507     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2007.00877.x     Document Type: Article

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