Type 3 hereditary hemochromatosis in a patient from sub-Saharan Africa: Is there a link between African iron overload and TFR2 dysfunction?

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-32

  Majore, Silvia ^a   Ricerca, Bianca Maria ^b   Radio, Francesca Clementina ^a   Binni, Francesco ^a,c   Cosentino, Ilaria ^a   Gallusi, Giulia ^a   De Bernardo, Carmelilia ^a   Morrone, Aldo ^d   Grammatico, Paola ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ASIAN; CASE REPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRAIT; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TYPE 3 HEREDITARY HEMOCHROMATOSIS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANEMIA, SIDEROBLASTIC; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 84869887673     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: 10960961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.08.007     Document Type: Letter

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