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HFE gene mutations in coronary atherothrombotic disease.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Mar 2000
Calado R T, Franco R F, Pazin-Filho A, Simões M V, Marin-Neto J A, Zago M A
Abstract excerpt
Although iron can catalyze the production of free radicals involved in LDL lipid peroxidation, the contribution of iron overload to atherosclerosis remains controversial. The description of two mutations in the HFE gene (Cys282Tyr and His63Asp) related to hereditary hemochromatosis provides an opportunity to address the question of the association between iron overload and atherosclerosis. We investigated the...
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