Article
[Genetic hemochromatosis and the HFE gene].
Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine - 1 Jan 2000
Moirand R
Abstract excerpt
The discovery of the HFE gene has lead to considerable improvement in the understanding and the management of genetic hemochromatosis. More than 90% of well-defined patients are homozygous for the C282Y mutation, and genetic testing has become an important diagnostic tool. The significance of the other mutations in the HFE gene remain controversial: only C282Y/H63D compound heterozygotes could present with a...
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