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HFE gene mutations analysis in Basque hereditary haemochromatosis patients and controls.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Dec 2001
de Juan D, Reta A, Castiella A, Pozueta J, Prada A, Cuadrado E
Abstract excerpt
C282Y/C282Y genotype is the prevalent genotype in Hereditary Haemochromatosis (HH), however, other genotypes have been associated with the disease. The objective of our study was to analyse the frequency of the three main mutations of HFE gene in HH patients and controls from the Basque population with differential genetic characteristics. Thirty five HH patients and 116 controls were screened for C282Y, H63D and...
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