Haemochromatosis: pathological or beneficial.

Article

Haemochromatosis: pathological or beneficial.

Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift - 5 Dec 1998

Worwood M

Abstract excerpt

Genetic haemochromatosis (GH) is one of the most common autosomal recessive disorders in northern Europe. The majority of patients (approaching 90%) are homozygous for a single mutation (C282Y) of the HFE gene. The significance of a second mutation (H63D) in causing iron accumulation is not yet c...

Topics

Chromosome Aberrations
Chromosome Disorders
Chromosome Mapping
Genes, Recessive
HLA Antigens
HLA-A Antigens
Hemochromatosis
Hemochromatosis Protein
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
Humans
Membrane Proteins
Mutation
Prognosis

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