Haemochromatosis: an inherited metal and toxicity syndrome.

Abstract excerpt

A newly-identified major histocompatibility Class I-like gene, HFE (originally HLA-H) located approximately 3.5 Mb telomeric to the Class I cluster on chromosome 6p 21.3 harbours mutations in haemochromatosis. Two of these, Cys282Tyr (C282Y) and His63Asp (H63D, a minor determinant) have diagnostic utility as approximately 90% of adults are homozygous or compound heterozygotes for these alleles. The...

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