The low expression allele (IVS3-48C) of the ferrochelatase gene leads to low enzyme activity associated with erythropoietic protoporphyria

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 769-771

  Tahara, Tsuyoshi ^a   Yamamoto, Masayoshi ^a   Akagi, Reiko ^b   Harigae, Hideo ^c   Taketani, Shigeru ^a  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b YASUDA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FERROCHELATASE; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROPOIETIC PROTOPORPHYRIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PHENOTYPE;

ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FERROCHELATASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MUTATION; PROTOPORPHYRIA, ERYTHROPOIETIC;

EID: 78751571298     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-010-0725-3     Document Type: Article

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