Hemochromatosis: a genetic defect in iro
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E. C. Jazwinska
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Hemochromatosis (HC), the common inherited disorder in iron metabolism, affects at least 1 in 300 Caucasians. The disorder causes inappropriately high iron absorption and accumulation of excess iron in the parenchymal cells of the major organs of the body. The gene responsible for HC has recently be