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Phenotypic expression of hereditary hemochromatosis: what have we learned from the population studies?
Current gastroenterology reports - 1 Feb 2010
Gan Eng K, Ayonrinde Oyekoya T, Trinder Debbie, Olynyk John K
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Profound advances in our knowledge of hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) during the past 150 years have resulted in two distinct "iron ages": the pre-HFE gene era and the post-HFE gene era. During these periods, family studies, HLA association studies, and ultimately HFE gene studies in various populations informed us of the genotypic prevalence as well as the clinical and biochemical penetrance of HH. We learned...
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