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. 2003 Jul 19;327(7407):132-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7407.132.

Longevity and carrying the C282Y mutation for haemochromatosis on the HFE gene: case control study of 492 French centenarians

Hélène Coppin  1 , M Bensaid, S Fruchon, N Borot, H Blanché, M P Roth
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Longevity and carrying the C282Y mutation for haemochromatosis on the HFE gene: case control study of 492 French centenarians

Hélène Coppin et al. BMJ. .
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