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Genotyping as a diagnostic aid in genetic haemochromatosis.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 May 1999
Rossi E, Henderson S, Chin C Y, Olynyk J, Beilby J P, Reed W D, Jeffrey G P
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BACKGROUND: Two mutations in a newly described gene, HFE, have been proposed as genetic markers for the inherited iron overload disease, genetic haemochromatosis. METHODS: We assessed the frequency of both mutations in a cohort of genetic haemochromatosis patients and compared these with a control population. The patients were genetic haemochromatosis patients from Western Australia whose diagnosis met strict...
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