Article
The significance of haemochromatosis gene mutations in the general population: implications for screening.
Gut - 1 Dec 1998
Burt M J, George P M, Upton J D, Collett J A, Frampton C M, Chapman T M, Walmsley T A, Chapman B A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Haemochromatosis is associated with mutations in the HFE gene but the significance of these mutations in the general population is unknown. AIMS: To determine the frequency of HFE gene mutations in the general population, their effect on serum iron indexes, and their role in screening...
Topics
- Female
- Genetic Testing
- Genotype
- Hemochromatosis
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Iron
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- New Zealand
- Transferrin