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Frequency of HFE mutations among Turkish blood donors according to transferrin saturation: genotype screening for hereditary hemochromatosis among voluntary blood donors in Turkey.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2004
Simsek Halis, Sumer Hale, Yilmaz Engin, Balaban Yasemin H, Ozcebe Osman, Hascelik Gulsen, Buyukask Yahya, Tatar Gonca
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND GOALS: The C282Y and H63D mutations of HFE gene are associated with hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), the most common autosomal recessive disorder in European population. This is the first Turkish population study of, the prevalence of these mutations. STUDY: 2677 healthy volunteer...
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