Impact of <it>HFE </it>genetic testing on clinical presentation of hereditary hemochromatosis: new epidemiological data

• Main Authors: Ka Chandran (Author), Chanu Brigitte (Author), Mercier Anne-Yvonne (Author), Mérour Marie-Christine (Author), Le Gac Gérald (Author), Scotet Virginie (Author), Mura Catherine (Author), Nousbaum Jean-Baptiste (Author), Férec Claude (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2005-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<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...