Question 252 · LEK · Hemochromatosis
Mutation in which of the following genes is most frequently responsible for the development of hereditary hemochromatosis?
- A. ferritin gene.
- B. HFE gene.
- C. hepcidin gene.
- D. haemoglobin gene.
- E. transferrin gene.
Hint
The most common type is autosomal recessive, frequent in people of Northern European descent, and involves a gene near the HLA locus on chromosome 6.
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