Genetics of hereditary hemochromatosis: A clinical perspective

Hereditary hemochromatosis due to homozygosity for the C282Y mutation in the HFE gene product is the most common autosomal recessive genetic disorder in populations of northern European descent, where it attains a maximum prevalence of approximately one in 200. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studi...

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Main Authors: Gan, E., Trinder, D., Ayonrinde, Oyekoya, Olynyk, John
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45632