Article
Unique frequencies of HFE gene variants in Roma/Gypsies.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 May 2012
Gabriková Dana, Bernasovská Jarmila, Mačeková Soňa, Bôžiková Alexandra, Bernasovský Ivan, Bališinová Alena, Sovičová Adriana, Behulová Regína, Petrejčíková Eva, Soták Miroslav, Boroňová Iveta
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to assess the frequencies of three hemochromatosis gene (HFE) mutations in ethnic Roma/Gypsies in Slovakia. A cohort of 367 individuals representing general population and not preselected for health status was genotyped by TaqMan real-time PCR assay for C282Y, H63D and S65C mutations in HFE gene. A unique genetic profile was revealed: C282Y is found in the highest frequency of all...
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