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Hereditary hemochromatosis since discovery of the HFE gene.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 2001
Lyon E, Frank E L
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BACKGROUND: Hereditary hemochromatosis is an inherited disorder of iron metabolism that is characterized by excessive iron deposition in major organs of the body. Chronic increased iron absorption leads to multiorgan dysfunction. Since the discovery of the gene responsible for the majority of cases, research has progressed rapidly to identify the gene product, the effects of mutations, and the implications for...
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