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[Are the hemochromatosis (HFE) gene mutation and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection risk factors for porphyria cutanea tarda?].
Orvosi hetilap - 10 Sept 2000
Nagy Z, Kószó F, Pár A, Nagy A, Horányi M, Morvay M, Dobozy A, Mózsik G
Abstract excerpt
As it is not clear whether mutations in hemochromatosis gene (HFE) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) act independently in the pathogenesis of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), and prevalence of both risk factors reveals a great variety in different parts of the world, PCT patients from our Central East European country were investigated for this aspect. The occurrence of the C282Y and H63D mutations in HFE gene were...
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