A study of 82 extended HLA haplotypes in <it>HFE</it>-C282Y homozygous hemochromatosis subjects: relationship to the genetic control of CD8+ T-lymphocyte numbers and severity of iron overload
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been recently demonstrated that CD8+ T-lymphocyte numbers are genetically transmitted in association with the MHC class I region. The present study was designed with the objective of narrowing the region associated with the se...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-03-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Genetics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/7/16 |