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[Relationship between HFE gene and hereditary hemochromatosis].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2002
Meng Haiying, Hou Yiping
Abstract excerpt
HFE gene is a major histocompatibility complex class I-like gene, which was identified as a candidate gene for hemochromatosis in 1996. The proposed role for HFE is its part in the regulation of the interaction of the transferrin receptor with transferrin. Hemochromatosis, the common autosomal re...
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