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The C282Y mutation of the HFE gene is not found in Chinese haemochromatotic patients: multicentre retrospective study.
Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi - 1 Jun 2000
Tsui W M, Lam P W, Lee K C, Ma K F, Chan Y K, Wong M W, Yip S P, Wong C S, Chow A S, Lo S T
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OBJECTIVE: To detect two novel mutations (C282Y and H63D) of the HFE gene in Chinese patients with hepatic iron overload. DESIGN: Multicentre retrospective study. SETTING: Four public hospitals, Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS: Fifty Chinese patients who presented from January 1987 through December 1999 with hepatic iron overload from various causes. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The DNA from liver biopsy samples was tested for...
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