Frequency of the Hemochromatosis Gene (HFE) Variants in a Jordanian Arab Population and in Diabetics from the Same Region

Hereditary HFE-linked hemochromatosis is a frequent recessive disorder among individuals of northern European ancestry. The clinical characteristic of this disease is the gradual accumulation of iron in internal organs, which ultimately may lead to organ damage and death. Three allelic variants of H...

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Main Authors: Asem Alkhateeb, Amal Uzrail, Khaldon Bodoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/DMA-2009-0642