Prevalence of the HFE gene mutation in the liver transplanted and primary hemochromatosis patients in the Southern Iran

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-26

  Yavarian, Majid ^a   SaberFiroozi, M ^b   Mehrabani, D ^b,c   Amirizadeh, S ^b   Karimi, M ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Iranian Hospital Dubai   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Hemochromatosis; HFE gene; Liver transplant

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HFE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMATID; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATION RATE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 73849091633     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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