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Factor V Leiden and the common haemochromatosis mutation HFE C282Y: is there an association in familial venous thromboembolic disease?
British journal of haematology - 1 Oct 1999
MacLean R M, Feeney G P, Bowley S J, Bowen D J, Worwood M, Collins P W
Abstract excerpt
The involvement in venous thrombosis of the two most common mutations of the hereditary haemochromatosis gene (HFE C282Y and HFE H63D) was investigated in 239 patients with objectively proven venous thrombosis. Neither mutation showed an increased prevalence in the cohort (HFE C282Y: 13.0% (95% CI 9.3-17.8) patients, 16.2% (95% CI 14.3-18.2) controls; HFE H63D: 28.3% (95% CI 22.9-34.3) patients, 28.1% (95% CI...
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