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Effects of HFE C282Y and H63D polymorphisms and polygenic background on iron stores in a large community sample of twins.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Apr 2000
Whitfield J B, Cullen L M, Jazwinska E C, Powell L W, Heath A C, Zhu G, Duffy D L, Martin N G
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to assess and to compare the role of HFE polymorphisms and other genetic factors in variation in iron stores. Blood samples were obtained from 3,375 adult male and female twins (age range 29-82 years) recruited from the Australian Twin Registry. There were 1,233 complete pairs (562 monozygotic and 571 dizygotic twins). Serum iron, transferrin, transferrin saturation with iron, and...
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