Hereditary hemochromatosis:with a special emphasis on HFE genotyping
Abstract Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a common autosomal recessive disorder estimated to affect one out of every 250–400 Caucasian individuals. It is a disorder of iron metabolism, in which excessive iron accumulation in the body may induce serious clinical manifestations (e.g. liver cirrhosi...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2004
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514274849 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9514274849 |