Next Generation Sequencing of six iron-metabolism related genes in Portuguese patients with iron overload and a negative Hereditary Hemochromatosis-first level genetic test: a pilot study

Introduction: Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by excessive intestinal iron absorption and iron deposition in several organs leading to cardiac failure, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Molecular diagnosis of HFE-related HH is typically made by...

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Autor principal: Faria, Ricardo (author)
Outros Autores: Silva, Bruno (author), Silva, Catarina (author), Vieira, Luís (author), Loureiro, Pedro (author), Gomes, Susana (author), Gonçalves, João (author), Fleming, Rita (author), Faustino, Paula (author)
Formato: conferenceObject
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2014
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2532
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/2532