Unique frequencies of HFE gene variants in Roma/Gypsies

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 183-187

  Gabriková, Dana ^a   Bernasovská, Jarmila ^a   Mačeková, Soňa ^a   Bôžiková, Alexandra ^a   Bernasovský, Ivan ^a   Bališinová, Alena ^a   Sovičová, Adriana ^a   Behulová, Regína ^a   Petrejčíková, Eva ^a   Soták, Miroslav ^a   Boroňová, Iveta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRE OV   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Gypsy; Hemochromatosis; HFE; Roma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GIPSY; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATION RATE; ROMANIA;

COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GYPSIES; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; MUTATION RATE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLOVAKIA;

EID: 84860197282     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13353-012-0088-y     Document Type: Article

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