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What mutation causes haemochromatosis?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered

Pathology 51 years experience

More than one: There are at least 4 different type of genes involved in hemochromatosis mutations. See this site for more info. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/hereditary-hemochromatosis

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