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Mutations in the HFE, TFR2, and SLC40A1 genes in patients with hemochromatosis.
Gene - 15 Oct 2012
Del-Castillo-Rueda Alejandro, Moreno-Carralero María-Isabel, Cuadrado-Grande Nuria, Alvarez-Sala-Walther Luis-Antonio, Enríquez-de-Salamanca Rafael, Méndez Manuel, Morán-Jiménez María-Josefa
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hemochromatosis causes iron overload and is associated with a variety of genetic and phenotypic conditions. Early diagnosis is important so that effective treatment can be administered and the risk of tissue damage avoided. Most patients are homozygous for the c.845G>A (p.C282Y) mutati...
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