Impact of <it>HFE </it>genetic testing on clinical presentation of hereditary hemochromatosis: new epidemiological data
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a common inherited disorder of iron metabolism in Northern European populations. The discovery of a candidate gene in 1996 (<it>HFE</it>), and of its main mutation (C282Y), has radically...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/6/24 |