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Prevalence of three hereditary hemochromatosis mutant alleles in the Michigan Caucasian population.
Community genetics - 1 Jan 2005
Barry Elizabeth, Derhammer Teresa, Elsea Sarah H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence in the Michigan non-Hispanic Caucasian population of the C282Y, H63D and S65C mutations in the HFE gene associated with hereditary hemochromatosis. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis were performed on 3,532 blood samples from newborn screening cards provided by the state of Michigan. RESULTS: More than 30% of Michigan...
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