HFE gene mutation, chronic liver disease, and iron overload in Turkey

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3298-3302

  Yönal, Oya ^a   Hatirnaz, Özden ^b   Akyüz, Filiz ^a   Özbek, Ugur ^b   Demir, Kadir ^a   Kaymakoglu, Sabahattin ^a   Ökten, Atilla ^a   Mungan, Zeynel ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Inst for Exp Medical Research   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic liver disease; HFE gene mutation; Iron overload

Indexed keywords

HFE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCORING SYSTEM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; TURKEY;

EID: 34848867888     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9683-2     Document Type: Article

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