Clinical penetrance of hereditary hemochromatosis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 358, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-292

  Bacon, Bruce R ^a   Britton, Robert S ^a  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EDITORIAL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 38349079859     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe078215     Document Type: Editorial

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