H63D mutation of the hemochromatosis gene and serum ferritin levels in Thai thalassemia carriers

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-105

  Yamsri, Supawadee ^a   Sanchaisuriya, Kanokwan ^a   Fucharoen, Supan ^a   Fucharoen, Goonnapa ^a   Jetsrisuparb, Arunee ^b   Wiangnon, Surapon ^b   Changtrakul, Yossombat ^a   Sanchaisuriya, Pattara ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ferritin, serum; H63D mutation; HFE gene; Iron status; IVS5 1G A; Thalassemia carrier

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; HFE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOGLOBIN E; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; INVERSION, CHROMOSOME; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION, MISSENSE; POINT MUTATION; PREVALENCE; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 34548672602     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000105677     Document Type: Article

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