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HFE genotype in patients with hemochromatosis and other liver diseases.
Annals of internal medicine - 15 Jun 1999
Bacon B R, Olynyk J K, Brunt E M, Britton R S, Wolff R K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary hemochromatosis is a common inherited disorder of iron metabolism. The gene HFE, which contains two missense mutations (C282Y and H63D), was recently identified. OBJECTIVE: To determine how HFE genotyping for the C282Y and H63D mutations contributes to the diagnosis of hemochromatosis and to determine the prevalence of HFE mutations in a group of patients with liver disease. DESIGN:...
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