Survey of HFE Gene C282Y Mutation in Turkish Beta-Thalassemia Patients and Healthy Population: A Preliminary Study

Survey of HFE Gene C282Y Mutation in Turkish Beta-Thalassemia Patients and Healthy Population: A Preliminary Study

OBJECTIVE: This study was planned in order to determine the effect of C282Y mutation in development of secondary hemochromatosis in beta-thalassemia patients and to determine the prevalence and allele frequency of this mutation in a healthy control group. METHODS: Eighty-seven children and young adu...

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Main Authors: Selma Ünal, Günay Balta, Fatma Gümrük
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2014-08-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Hematology
Subjects:
beta-thalassemia
c282y mutation
hemochromatosis
Online Access:https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tjh&un=TJH-95776

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