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SNP selection for genes of iron metabolism in a study of genetic modifiers of hemochromatosis.
BMC medical genetics - 20 Mar 2008
Constantine Clare C, Gurrin Lyle C, McLaren Christine E, Bahlo Melanie, Anderson Gregory J, Vulpe Chris D, Forrest Susan M, Allen Katrina J, Gertig Dorota M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We report our experience of selecting tag SNPs in 35 genes involved in iron metabolism in a cohort study seeking to discover genetic modifiers of hereditary hemochromatosis. METHODS: We combined our own and publicly available resequencing data with HapMap to maximise our coverage to s...
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