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[Significance of "minor" genetic mutations in hereditary hemochromatosis: 2 case reports].
Annali italiani di medicina interna : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di medicina interna - 1 Jan 2000
Maccari S, Plancher A C
Abstract excerpt
We describe a case of homozygosity due to the substitution of aspartic acid with histidine at position 63 of the protein encoded by the gene (known as HFE) associated with hereditary hemochromatosis. Liver biopsy did not disclose stainable iron accumulation; serum ferritin was elevated (639 ng/mL), while the transferrin saturation index was within the normal range (38.1%). As the patient was affected by chronic...
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