High frequency of the H63D mutation of the hemochromatosis gene (HFE) in malignant gliomas

Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1342-

  Martinez Di Montemuros, F ^a   Tavazzi, D ^a   Salsano, E ^b   Piepoli, T ^b   Pollo, B ^b   Fiorelli, G ^a   Finocchiaro, Gaetano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; GLIOMA; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 35549014026     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.57.7.1342     Document Type: Article

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