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A novel homozygous stop-codon mutation in human HFE responsible for nonsense-mediated mRNA decay.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Sept 2014
Padula Maria Carmela, Martelli Giuseppe, Larocca Marilena, Rossano Rocco, Olivieri Attilio
Abstract excerpt
HFE-hemochromatosis (HH) is an autosomal disease characterized by excessive iron absorption. Homozygotes for H63D variant, and still less H63D heterozygotes, generally do not express HH phenotype. The data collected in our previous study in the province of Matera (Basilicata, Italy) underlined th...
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