A new 500 kb haplotype associated with high CD8+ T-lymphocyte numbers predicts a less severe expression of hereditary hemochromatosis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hereditary Hemochromatosis(HH) is a common genetic disorder of iron overload where the large majority of patients are homozygous for one ancestral mutation in the <it>HFE </it>gene. In spite of this remarkable genetic hom...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/9/97 |