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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2007; 13(21): 2956-2959
Published online Jun 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i21.2956
Frequency of primary iron overload and HFE gene mutations (C282Y, H63D and S65C) in chronic liver disease patients in north India
Barjinderjit Kaur Dhillon, Reena Das, Gurjeewan Garewal, Yogesh Chawla, RK Dhiman, Ashim Das, Ajay Duseja, GR Chandak
Barjinderjit Kaur Dhillon, Reena Das, Gurjeewan Garewal, Department of Haematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
Yogesh Chawla, RK Dhiman, Ajay Duseja, Department of Hepatology, India
Ashim Das, Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
GR Chandak, CCMB, Hyderabad, India
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by a grant from the Department of Biotechnology, India
Correspondence to: Dr. Reena Das, Additional Professor, Department of Haematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012,India. reenadaspgi@hotmail.com
Telephone: +91-172-2755128 Fax: +91-172-2744401
Received: January 28, 2007
Revised: February 4, 2007
Accepted: February 14, 2007
Published online: June 7, 2007
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