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Clinical and family studies in genetic hemochromatosis: microsatellite and HFE studies in five atypical families.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Oct 1997
Adams P C, Campion M L, Gandon G, LeGall J Y, David V, Jouanolle A M
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A candidate gene (HFE) has been described for hereditary hemochromatosis on chromosome 6. The study of well-defined atypical hemochromatosis families using genetic markers may increase our understanding of the sensitivity and the specificity of genotyping in hemochromatosis. One hundred and thirteen Canadian families with genetic hemochromatosis were surveyed to find atypical families as possible examples of...
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