Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Part I Introduction to hemochromatosis
- Part II Genetics of hemochromatosis
- 3 Inheritance of hemochromatosis: family studies
- 4 Hemochromatosis: population genetics
- 5 Variation of hemochromatosis prevalence and genotype in national groups
- 6 Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) association and typing in hemochromatosis
- 7 Localization, allelic heterogeneity, and origins of the hemochromatosis gene
- 8 The ancestral haplotype in hemochromatosis
- 9 Evidence for multiple hemochromatosis genes
- Part III Metal absorption and metabolism in hemochromatosis
- Part IV Diagnostic techniques for iron overload
- Part V Complications of iron overload
- Part VI Therapy of hemochromatosis and iron overload
- Part VII Infections and immunity in hemochromatosis
- Part VIII Hemochromatosis heterozygotes
- Part IX Relationship of hemochromatosis to other disorders
- Part X Animal models of hemochromatosis and iron overload
- Part XI Screening for hemochromatosis
- Part XII Hemochromatosis: societal and ethical issues
- Part XIII Final issues
- Index
9 - Evidence for multiple hemochromatosis genes
from Part II - Genetics of hemochromatosis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2011
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Part I Introduction to hemochromatosis
- Part II Genetics of hemochromatosis
- 3 Inheritance of hemochromatosis: family studies
- 4 Hemochromatosis: population genetics
- 5 Variation of hemochromatosis prevalence and genotype in national groups
- 6 Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) association and typing in hemochromatosis
- 7 Localization, allelic heterogeneity, and origins of the hemochromatosis gene
- 8 The ancestral haplotype in hemochromatosis
- 9 Evidence for multiple hemochromatosis genes
- Part III Metal absorption and metabolism in hemochromatosis
- Part IV Diagnostic techniques for iron overload
- Part V Complications of iron overload
- Part VI Therapy of hemochromatosis and iron overload
- Part VII Infections and immunity in hemochromatosis
- Part VIII Hemochromatosis heterozygotes
- Part IX Relationship of hemochromatosis to other disorders
- Part X Animal models of hemochromatosis and iron overload
- Part XI Screening for hemochromatosis
- Part XII Hemochromatosis: societal and ethical issues
- Part XIII Final issues
- Index
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- HemochromatosisGenetics, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment, pp. 99 - 104Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2000
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