Frequency of the C282Y mutation of hemochromatosis in five French populations.

doi:10.1006/bcmd.1998.0183

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Frequency of the C282Y mutation of hemochromatosis in five French populations.

Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jun 1998

Mercier G, Bathelier C, Lucotte G

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Hereditary hemochromatosis mutation 845A (C282Y) in the HFE gene was recently described, and the C282Y frequencies were reported for various world populations. The aim of this study was to determine the Y allele frequencies of the C282Y mutation for five French populations. The most elevated valu...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Amino Acid Substitution
Ethnicity
Female
France
Gene Frequency
Genotype
HLA Antigens
Hemochromatosis
Hemochromatosis Protein
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
Humans
Male
Membrane Proteins
Point Mutation

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