Haemochromatosis gene frequency in a control and diabetic Irish population

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-42

  Kirk, L ^a   Bird, J ^b   Ramadan, S ^a   Samad, A ^a   Adebayo, G ^b   Lourens, W ^a   Williams, John ^a  

^a SLIGO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Atlantic Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Control; Diabetic; Haemochromatosis; Irish population

Indexed keywords

DNA; HFE PROTEIN, HUMAN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849098857     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-008-0248-6     Document Type: Article

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