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Haemochromatosis gene mutations in a clustered Italian population: evidence of high prevalence in people of Celtic ancestry.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jun 2001
Pozzato G, Zorat F, Nascimben F, Gregorutti M, Comar C, Baracetti S, Vatta S, Bevilacqua E, Belgrano A, Crovella S, Amoroso A
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary haemochromatosis is an inherited disorder characterised by an excessive iron absorption from the diet and is associated with several HFE gene mutations. One hypothesis is that these genetic mutations originated in the Celtic populations. The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of HFE gene mutations in a clustered Italian population of Celtic ancestry (Cimbri, Asiago plateau). One hundred...
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