Retraction note to: Comparative Clinical Pathology 25(1):151–154
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-015-2156-2
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Ghaderi, A., Ahmadi, M.R.H., Hosseini, E. et al. Retraction note to: Prevalence of the C282Y and H63D mutations of the HFE hemochromatosis gene in Azerian major β-thalassemia and iron overload. Comp Clin Pathol 26, 1–2 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-016-2359-1
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