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Genetic hemochromatosis is a rare disease entity among French Basques: a center-based study from the General Hospital of Basque Country

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A center-based study from the general hospital of Basque country has been performed to evaluate the importance of genetic hemochromatosis among French Basques. A sample of 37 patients from 34 families fulfilling the diagnosis criteria of hemochromatosis was obtained. Only four of them were of Basque origin: two homozygotes for C282Y, one homozygote for H63D, and one heterozygote for C282Y. These results suggest a significant lower prevalence of genetic hemochromatosis in Basques than in people from other French regions (P=0.001). They underline further the biological specificity of this population.

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  1. Service d'Hématologie, Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque, 64100 Bayonne, France, , , , ,

    F. Bauduer

  2. Laboratoire d'Anthropologie, Université Bordeaux I, 33400 Talence, France, , , , ,

    C. Scribans

  3. Service d'Hématologie, Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque, 64100 Bayonne, France, , , , ,

    M. Renoux

  4. Unité de Physiopathologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, CNRS, 31000 Toulouse, France, , , , ,

    N. Borot

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Bauduer, .F., Scribans, .C., Renoux, .M. et al. Genetic hemochromatosis is a rare disease entity among French Basques: a center-based study from the General Hospital of Basque Country. Ann Hematol 80, 472–473 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002770100326

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