Homozygosity for the mutation Cys282Tyr in the HFE gene has recently been identified as a cause of hereditary hemochromatosis, a disorder resulting in the inappropriate absorption of iron. Approximately 10% of Caucasians are heterozygous for this mutation; however, the gene frequency in African Amer
Mutations of the HFE gene among Turkish hereditary hemochromatosis patients
β Scribed by Halis Simsek; Yasemin H. Balaban; Engin Yilmaz; Hale Sumer; Yahya Buyukasik; Cem Cengiz; Osman Ozcebe; Gulsen Hascelik; Gonca Tatar
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 77 KB
- Volume
- 84
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0939-5555
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Approximately 85% of patients with typical hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) are homozygous for the C282Y mutation (C282Y/C282Y) in the recently identified candidate gene for HH. However, some HH patients are instead homozygous for the wild-type allele (wt/wt) at this locus. These wt/wt patients may r