Haemochromatosis gene C282Y homozygotes in an elderly male population

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Willis, G
Wimperis, JZ
Smith, KC
Fellows, IW
Jennings, BA
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[1] Norfolk & Norwich Hosp, Dept Mol Genet, Norwich NR1 3SR, Norfolk, England
[2] Norfolk & Norwich Hosp, Dept Gastroenterol, Norwich NR1 3SR, Norfolk, England
[3] Norfolk & Norwich Hosp, Dept Haematol, Norwich NR1 3SR, Norfolk, England
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10.1016/S0140-6736(99)02195-9
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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We found that C282Y homozygosity was not under-represented in an elderly male population. This suggests that life-threatening, haemochromatosis-related disease may not occur in many C282Y homozygotes.
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