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Prevalence of HFE mutations in California newborns.
Pediatric hematology and oncology - 1 Sept 2006
Hoppe Carolyn, Watson Robert M, Long Christopher M, Lorey Fred, Robles Lara, Klitz William, Styles Lori, Vichinsky Elliott
Abstract excerpt
Advances in molecular diagnostics have led to an increased interest in expanding population-based screening to include genetic diseases that occur outside the newborn period. Hereditary hemochromatosis may be a candidate for large-scale screening in populations with a high prevalence of the common HFE mutations. To determine race-specific frequencies of the HFE mutations, C282Y and H63D, the authors applied an...
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