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[Diagnosis and treatment of genetic haemochromatosis].
Ugeskrift for laeger - 15 Apr 2013
Milman Nils Thorm
Abstract excerpt
Genetic haemochromatosis is a complex disorder/disease, which can be caused by a multiplicity of mutations in genes involved in iron metabolism being located on different chromosomes. In Caucasians, mutations in the HFE-gene account for the most common form of haemochromatosis (type 1). Non-HFE-haemochromatoses are less frequent and consist of juvenile haemochromatosis (type 2A and 2B) and TRF2-related...
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