An extensive analysis of the hereditary hemochromatosis gene HFE and neighboring histone genes: Associations with childhood leukemia

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 375-384

  Davis, Charronne F ^a   Dorak, M Tevfik ^a  

^a HUMIGEN LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic predisposition to disease; Haplotypes; HFE gene; Histone gene island; Sex effect; SNP

Indexed keywords

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

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WILD TYPE; BLOOD; CHROMOSOME 6; GENETICS; RISK FACTOR;

CELL LINE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTONES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77649279470     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-009-0839-y     Document Type: Article

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