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HLA haplotypes associated with hemochromatosis mutations in the Spanish population.
BMC medical genetics - 21 Oct 2004
Pacho Arantza, Mancebo Esther, del Rey Manuel J, Castro Maria J, Oliver Desamparados, García-Berciano Miguel, González Luis, Morales Pablo
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BACKGROUND: The present study is an analysis of the frequencies of HLA-A and -B antigens and HLA haplotypes in two groups of individuals homozygous for the two main HFE mutations (C282Y and H63D) and a group heterozygous for the S65C mutation. METHODS: The study population includes: 1123 healthy individuals, 100 homozygous for the C282Y mutation, 138 homozygous for the H63D mutation and 17 heterozygous for the...
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