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[Polymorphism of the HFE gene associated with hereditary hemochromatosis in populations of Russia].
Genetika - 1 Jul 2003
Mikhaĭlova S V, Kobzev V F, Kulikov I V, Romashchenko A G, Khasnulin V I, Voevoda M I
Abstract excerpt
Expression of hereditary hemochromatosis as well as predisposition to iron overload syndrome and sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda are currently believed to be associated with the inheritance of certain allelic variants of the HFE gene. Allele frequencies of the C282Y (845A) and H63D (187G) mutations in the HFE gene in human populations of different races are remarkably different, and the prevalence of the S65C...
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