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. 1998 Oct;35(10):878–879. doi: 10.1136/jmg.35.10.878-a

High frequency of the haemochromatosis C282Y mutation in Hungary could argue against a Celtic origin of the mutation.

A Tordai, H Andrikovics, L Kalmár, K Rajczy, M Pénzes, B Sarkadi, I Klein, A Váradi

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