Article
Genetics of haemochromatosis.
Lancet (London, England) - 23 Nov 2002
Bomford Adrian
Abstract excerpt
After identification of the hereditary haemochromatosis gene HFE, and receipt of confirmation that most patients with the condition were homozygous for a single, founder mutation (C282Y), most assumed that C282Y would be a prevalent, highly penetrant mutation in a gene that plays a key part in the regulation of iron absorption and of whole-body iron homoeostasis. With carrier rates of between 10% and 15%, and a...
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