Genetic variability of TMPRSS6 and its association with iron deficiency anaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-284

  Delbini, Paola ^a   Vaja, Valentina ^a   Graziadei, Giovanna ^a   Duca, Lorena ^a   Nava, Isabella ^a   Refaldi, Chiara ^a   Cappellini, Maria D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Haplotype; IRIDA; Iron; TMPRSS6

Indexed keywords

IRON; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; TMPRSS6 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TMPRSS6 GENE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MALE; MUTATION;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 79952056705     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08349.x     Document Type: Article

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