Figure 1: Schematic representation of HFE structure and position of PCR primers designed for the amplification of genomic DNA containing the 5474A (C282Y) mutation in exon 4 (GenBank Z92910).

Haemochromatosis is the most common genetic condition in Scotland with work ongoing to improve prevention of serious illness among patients.

Studies by the charity Haemochromatosis UK in 2023 estimated that as many as one in 10 people in Northern Ireland were at risk of genetic hemochromatosis. In Scotland, it was one in 113 and one in ...

Major advances in the diagnosis of hereditary haemochromatosis have been accomplished in Western Australia. Research conducted by Professor Olynyk and other scientists based at the University of ...