Analysis of HFE and non-HFE gene mutations in Brazilian patients with hemochromatosis
BACKGROUND: Approximately one-half of Brazilian patients with hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) are neither homozygous for the C282Y mutation nor compound heterozygous for the H63D and C282Y mutations that are associated with HH in Caucasians. Other mutations have been described in the HFE gene as wel...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Clinics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000900003 |