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Frequency of the C282Y and H63D mutations of the hemochromatosis gene (HFE) in a cohort of 1,000 neonates in Madrid (Spain).
Annals of hematology - 1 May 2006
Ropero Paloma, Briceño Olga, Mateo Marta, Polo Marta, Mora Asunción, González Fernando Ataulfo, Villegas Ana
Abstract excerpt
For centuries in Europe, population movements have contributed to ethnic groups, cultures, and consequently, inheritance mixing. There are certain genetic diseases such as hereditary hemochromatosis whose distribution is directly related to the population movements. The objective of the present investigation was to determine the C282Y and H63D mutation frequency of the HFE gene in a cohort study of 1,000 neonates...
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