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Predominance of the HLA-H Cys282Tyr mutation in Austrian patients with genetic haemochromatosis.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Nov 1997
Datz C, Lalloz M R, Vogel W, Graziadei I, Hackl F, Vautier G, Layton D M, Maier-Dobersberger T, Ferenci P, Penner E, Sandhofer F, Bomford A, Paulweber B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Genetic haemochromatosis is the most common autosomal recessive disorder in Northern European populations. A major histocompatibility complex class I-like gene, HLA-H, has been proposed to be responsible for genetic haemochromatosis. The prevalence of HLA-H gene mutations 282(TGC; Cys/TAC; Tyr) and 63(CAT; His/GAT; Asp) was determined in patients of Austrian origin. METHODS: DNA extracted from...
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