Hemochromatosis gene (HFE) mutations in South East Asia: a potential for iron overload.

Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the HFE gene that mainly affects populations of European descent. Recently a novel mutation (IVS5+1 G-->A) has been described in a Vietnamese patient with HH that was not detected in a European control po...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteurs: Pointon, J, Viprakasit, V, Miles, K, Livesey, K, Steiner, M, O'Riordan, S, Hien, T, Merryweather-Clarke, A, Robson, K
Formaat: Journal article
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: 2003