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Serum ferritin and C282Y mutation of the hemochromatosis gene as predictors of asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis in a community population.
Stroke - 1 Dec 2000
Rossi E, McQuillan B M, Hung J, Thompson P L, Kuek C, Beilby J P
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Serum ferritin and heterozygosity for the C282Y mutation of the hemochromatosis gene have both been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events. The purpose of the study was to test whether either is a risk predictor for asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis. METHODS: We assessed carotid intima-media wall thickness (IMT) and focal plaque formation by high-resolution B-mode...
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