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Genetic screening for HFE hemochromatosis in 6,020 Danish men: penetrance of C282Y, H63D, and S65C variants.
Annals of hematology - 1 Aug 2009
Pedersen Palle, Milman Nils
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this epidemiologic population survey was to assess the penetrance of the most frequent hemochromatosis (HFE) gene variants in ethnic Danish men. A cohort of 6,020 men aged 30-53 years was screened for HFE C282Y, H63D, and S65C variants by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. Subsequently, iron status markers (serum transferrin saturation, serum ferritin) were analyzed in 1,452 men. The...
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