HFE gene
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hemochromatosis
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Identifiers | |
Symbol(s) | HFE |
Entrez | 3077 |
OMIM | 235200 |
RefSeq | NM_000410 |
UniProt | Q30201 |
Other data | |
Locus | Chr. 6 p21.3 |
HFE gene (hemochromatosis) is a gene located on short arm of chromosome 6.
The gene has two major alleles that determine phenotype, H63D and C282Y. The gene is hereditary and has an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern.