Mutations in the HFE gene (C282Y, H63D, S65C) in a Brazilian population

Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 293-295

  Bueno, Simone ^a   Duch, Cibele R ^a   Figueiredo, Maria Stella ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hereditary hemochromatosis; HFE gene; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547167514     PISSN: 15168484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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