title: Homozygous deletion of HFE is the common cause of hemochromatosis in Sardinia.
authors.forename: Gérald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Le Gac
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Congiu
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gourlaouen
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cau
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Férec
authors.forename: Maria Antonietta
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Melis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D000071020:Hemochromatosis Protein; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000235:genetics*; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017384:Sequence Deletion
chemical_list: C103673:HFE protein, human; D000071020:Hemochromatosis Protein; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D008565:Membrane Proteins