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HFE gene mutations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Sept 2000
Li J, Zhu Y, Singal D P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of C282Y and H63D mutations in HFE gene in susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: The distribution of C282Y and H63D mutations in patients with RA and in healthy subjects was examined by restriction endonuclease digestion of polymerase chain reaction amplified genomic DNA. RESULTS: The prevalence of C282Y mutation in patients with RA was the same as in healthy...
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