Article
Hemochromatosis in Ireland and HFE.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Dec 1998
Ryan E, O'keane C, Crowe J
Abstract excerpt
Sixty patients diagnosed with hereditary hemochromatosis with grade 3 or 4 hepatic iron overload and 18 patients diagnosed with hereditary hemochromatosis who had less than grade 3 hepatic iron overload were examined for the HFE gene mutations, 845A (C282Y) and 187G (H63D). Control samples were o...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- Genes, MHC Class I
- HLA Antigens
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemochromatosis Protein
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Ireland
- Male