Homozygous deletion of HFE is the common cause of hemochromatosis in Sardinia

Haematologica. 2010 Apr;95(4):685-7. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2009.016816. Epub 2009 Dec 8.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Hemochromatosis / epidemiology
  • Hemochromatosis / genetics*
  • Hemochromatosis / pathology
  • Hemochromatosis Protein
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / genetics*
  • Homozygote
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Membrane Proteins / genetics*
  • Middle Aged
  • Sequence Deletion*

Substances

  • HFE protein, human
  • Hemochromatosis Protein
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
  • Membrane Proteins