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Rapid detection of genetic mutations associated with haemochromatosis.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Jan 1998
Guttridge M G, Thompson J, Worwood M, Darke C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to establish a rapid method suitable for large-scale population screening, including blood donors, for the detection of two genetic mutations at codons 63 and 282 on the HFE gene that are associated with haemochromatosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A method using the polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) was designed and tested...
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