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HFE gene mutations in Brazilian thalassemic patients.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Dec 2006
Oliveira T M, Souza F P, Jardim A C G, Cordeiro J A, Pinho J R R, Sitnik R, Estevão I F, Bonini-Domingos C R, Rahal P
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hemochromatosis is a disorder of iron metabolism characterized by increased iron intake and progressive storage and is related to mutations in the HFE gene. Interactions between thalassemia and hemochromatosis may further increase iron overload. The ethnic background of the Brazilian population is heterogeneous and studies analyzing the simultaneous presence of HFE and thalassemia-related mutations...
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