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Hemochromatosis mutations C282Y and H63D in 'cis' phase.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jul 2001
Best L G, Harris P E, Spriggs E L
Abstract excerpt
Homozygosity for the C282Y mutation of the HFE gene is a highly significant risk factor for the development of hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) and the majority of patients with HH have this genotype. An Irish/Belgian female with an elevated serum ferritin level and a family history of hemochromatosis was tested for the presence of the C282Y and H63D mutations. Results of digested PCR products have shown the...
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