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Hereditary haemochromatosis mutation frequencies in the general population.
Journal of medical screening - 1 Jan 1998
Bradley L A, Johnson D D, Palomaki G E, Haddow J E, Robertson N H, Ferrie R M
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OBJECTIVES: This study aims to expand our knowledge of the general population frequency of two mutations, C282Y and H63D, identified in the candidate gene for hereditary haemochromatosis, and to determine whether the testing can be performed using routinely obtained cheek-brush (buccal) samples. SETTING: Banked buccal lysate samples, randomised and coded for anonymity, from a cohort of couples who underwent...
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