HFE gene mutations in patients with altered iron metabolism in Argentina

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 31-35

  Rossetti, M V ^a,b   Mendez M ^a,c   Afonso, S ^a   Gerez, E ^a   Batlle, A ^a   Munoz A ^d   Parera, Victoria Estela ^a,b,e  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DE GASTROENTEROLOGÍA DR CARLOS BONORINO UDAONDO   (Argentina)

^e NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Hereditary hemochromatosis; HFE gene; Iron metabolism; Mutations

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HFE GENE; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ARGENTINA; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68549128976     PISSN: 01455680     EISSN: 1165158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1170/T849     Document Type: Article

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