TFR2-related hereditary hemochromatosis as a frequent cause of primary iron overload in patients from Central-Southern Italy

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 52, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 83-87

  Radio, Francesca Clementina ^a   Majore, Silvia ^a   Binni, Francesco ^a   Valiante, Michele ^a   Ricerca, Bianca Maria ^b   De Bernardo, Carmelilia ^a   Morrone, Aldo ^c   Grammatico, Paola ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Healthcare Administration   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hereditary hemochromatosis; Iron overload; Mediterranean area; Non HFE hereditary hemochromatosis; Novel mutations; TFR2

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEREDITARY HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; IRON OVERLOAD; ITALIAN; ITALY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TFR2 GENE;

HEREDITARY HEMOCHROMATOSIS; IRON OVERLOAD; MEDITERRANEAN AREA; NON-HFE HEREDITARY HEMOCHROMATOSIS; NOVEL MUTATIONS; TFR2;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; ITALY; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 84891901924     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: 10960961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2013.08.003     Document Type: Article

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